789  
CDUS43 KDMX 060635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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 92 301 PM 99 1899 80 12 66  
1913  
1925  
MINIMUM 75 623 AM 44 1889 59 16 50  
AVERAGE 84 70 14 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1958 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.58 -0.58 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 0.00 0.58 -0.58 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 32.08 27.68 4.40 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 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 15  
SINCE SEP 1 0 5 -5 15  
SINCE JUL 1 0 10 -10 23  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 19 6 13 0  
MONTH TO DATE 102 30 72 6  
SINCE SEP 1 102 30 72 6  
SINCE JAN 1 1220 965 255 1034    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1100 PM  
LOWEST 56 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 100 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 6 2026.....SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 7 2026.....SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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