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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 68 355 PM 97 1931 77 -9 90
MINIMUM 61 627 AM 38 1984 55 6 68
AVERAGE 65 66 -1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.06 4.87 1914 0.10 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 10.60 1.77 8.83 0.50
SINCE SEP 1 10.60 1.77 8.83 0.50
SINCE JAN 1 42.68 28.87 13.81 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 26 -21 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 26 -21 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 31 -26 37
COOLING
TODAY 0 4 -4 14
MONTH TO DATE 171 83 88 99
SINCE SEP 1 171 83 88 99
SINCE JAN 1 1289 1018 271 1127
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 PM
LOWEST 78 400 AM
AVERAGE 87
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 1901
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 720 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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