126  
CDUS43 KDMX 100637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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 83 508 PM 101 2013 79 4 78  
MINIMUM 69 1154 PM 40 1883 58 11 58  
AVERAGE 76 69 7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.12 3.00 2014 0.11 2.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.39 1.02 6.37 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 7.39 1.02 6.37 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 39.47 28.12 11.35 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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 29  
SINCE SEP 1 0 10 -10 29  
SINCE JUL 1 0 15 -15 37  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 5 6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 151 52 99 11  
SINCE SEP 1 151 52 99 11  
SINCE JAN 1 1269 987 282 1039    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 55 500 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 99 1927  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1910  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 10 2026.....SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 11 2026.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 731 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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