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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 79 452 PM 95 1925 77 2 81
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 37 1901 55 13 65
AVERAGE 74 66 8 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1919 0.11 -0.11 0.54
MONTH TO DATE 10.60 1.88 8.72 1.04
SINCE SEP 1 10.60 1.88 8.72 1.04
SINCE JAN 1 42.68 28.98 13.70 29.86
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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 29 -24 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 29 -24 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 34 -29 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 4 5 8
MONTH TO DATE 180 87 93 107
SINCE SEP 1 180 87 93 107
SINCE JAN 1 1298 1022 276 1135
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 71 400 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1901
1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 717 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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