446  
CDUS43 KDMX 122228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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 85 1127 AM 96 1927 78 7 87  
MINIMUM 66 637 AM 37 1902 57 9 61  
AVERAGE 76 68 8 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 4.42 1961 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.50 1.36 -0.86 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.50 1.36 -0.86 T  
SINCE JAN 1 29.32 28.46 0.86 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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 16 13 4  
SINCE SEP 1 29 16 13 4  
SINCE JUL 1 37 21 16 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 37 67 -30 53  
SINCE SEP 1 37 67 -30 53  
SINCE JAN 1 1065 1002 63 1133    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 700 AM  
LOWEST 49 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1897  
1931  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 12 2025.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2025.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 727 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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