675  
CDUS43 KDMX 030631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT THU SEP 03 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 96 430 PM 98 1913 81 15 80  
2000  
MINIMUM 75 625 AM 42 1893 60 15 56  
AVERAGE 86 71 15 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.53 1912 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.00 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 27.33 4.75 28.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 7 -7 8  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 6 15 3  
MONTH TO DATE 42 12 30 6  
SINCE SEP 1 42 12 30 6  
SINCE JAN 1 1160 947 213 1034    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 101 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 3 2026.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 4 2026.....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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