CXUS53 KDMX 012354 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 554 PM CST THU JAN 01 2026 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 10/05/1963 LOW 7 10/28/1925 HIGHEST 87 10/03 83 4 LOWEST 34 10/23 26 8 10/30 10/31 MEAN 59.0 53.2 5.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 4.1 -4.1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.41 2019 MINIMUM 0.03 1952 TOTALS 2.27 2.78 -0.51 DAILY AVG. MM 0.09 MM DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 5 DAYS >= .50 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 0.5 -0.5 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 241 383 -142 SINCE 7/1 37 476 -439 COOLING TOTAL 65 16 49 SINCE 1/1 1207 1071 136 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/320 DATE 10/21 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM MM HAIL MM SLEET MM FOG MM FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE MM HAZE MM - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$