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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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 83 332 PM 97 1936 79 4 86
2000
MINIMUM 59 602 AM 40 1955 57 2 60
AVERAGE 71 68 3 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1910 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.39 1.25 6.14 0.50
SINCE SEP 1 7.39 1.25 6.14 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 39.47 28.35 11.12 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 29
SINCE SEP 1 0 14 -14 29
SINCE JUL 1 0 19 -19 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 6 5 1 8
MONTH TO DATE 163 62 101 26
SINCE SEP 1 163 62 101 26
SINCE JAN 1 1281 997 284 1054
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 600 AM
LOWEST 48 300 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1927
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 37 1902
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....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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