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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT FRI OCT 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         79    232 PM  87    2016  63     16       70
  MINIMUM         63    645 AM  23    1948  43     20       39
  AVERAGE         71                        53     18       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.87 1963   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.62  -0.13     0.20
  SINCE SEP 1      3.25                      4.80  -1.55     0.80
  SINCE JAN 1     32.07                     31.90   0.17    30.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1990   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        13    -13       10
  MONTH TO DATE   39                       161   -122      100
  SINCE SEP 1     68                       247   -179      109
  SINCE JUL 1     76                       252   -176      109

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         0      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        13     53       25
  SINCE SEP 1    245                       133    112      221
  SINCE JAN 1   1273                      1068    205     1301
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM
 LOWEST     50           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      2022


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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