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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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 77 407 PM 96 1927 78 -1 87
MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 37 1902 57 1 66
AVERAGE 68 68 0 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 4.42 1961 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 7.39 1.36 6.03 0.50
SINCE SEP 1 7.39 1.36 6.03 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 39.47 28.46 11.01 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 16 -16 29
SINCE SEP 1 0 16 -16 29
SINCE JUL 1 0 21 -21 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 12
MONTH TO DATE 166 67 99 38
SINCE SEP 1 166 67 99 38
SINCE JAN 1 1284 1002 282 1066
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 400 AM
LOWEST 43 500 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1931
1939
2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 14 2026.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 725 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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