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CDUS43 KDMX 132228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN SEP 13 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 63 105 AM 96 1931 78 -15 96
1939
2025
MINIMUM 56 508 AM 33 1890 57 -1 68
AVERAGE 60 67 -7 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.22 3.78 1914 0.10 0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.61 1.46 6.15 0.50
SINCE SEP 1 7.61 1.46 6.15 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 39.69 28.56 11.13 29.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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
TODAY 5 2 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 18 -13 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 18 -13 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 23 -18 37
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 17
MONTH TO DATE 166 71 95 55
SINCE SEP 1 166 71 95 55
SINCE JAN 1 1284 1006 278 1083
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 600 AM
LOWEST 69 100 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1879
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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