632  
CDUS43 KDMX 050631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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 95 342 PM 99 1913 81 14 72  
MINIMUM 75 610 AM 40 1891 60 15 46  
AVERAGE 85 70 15 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.98 1994 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.46 -0.46 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 0.00 0.46 -0.46 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 27.56 4.52 29.32  
 
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 8  
SINCE SEP 1 0 4 -4 8  
SINCE JUL 1 0 9 -9 16  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 20 6 14 0  
MONTH TO DATE 83 24 59 6  
SINCE SEP 1 83 24 59 6  
SINCE JAN 1 1201 959 242 1034    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 99 1899  
1913  
1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 44 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 5 2026.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 6 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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