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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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 73 1122 AM 101 1939 81 -8 80  
MINIMUM 60 720 AM 40 1974 60 0 57  
AVERAGE 67 70 -3 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.50 2.31 2018 0.12 0.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.50 0.35 0.15 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.50 0.35 0.15 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 29.32 27.45 1.87 29.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JUL 1 8 8 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 6 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 8 18 -10 10  
SINCE SEP 1 8 18 -10 10  
SINCE JAN 1 1036 953 83 1090    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 3 2025.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 4 2025.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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