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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 72 115 AM 97 1927 77 -5 90
MINIMUM 64 1053 AM 37 2007 56 8 71
AVERAGE 68 67 1 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 2.17R 1.67 1921 0.10 2.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 10.52 1.67 8.85 0.50
SINCE SEP 1 10.52 1.67 8.85 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 42.60 28.77 13.83 29.32
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 23 -18 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 23 -18 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 28 -23 37
COOLING
TODAY 3 4 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 172 79 93 85
SINCE SEP 1 172 79 93 85
SINCE JAN 1 1290 1014 276 1113
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM
LOWEST 76 100 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 97 1931
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 15 2026.....SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 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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