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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 78 1111 PM 94 1895 76 2 75
MINIMUM 65 833 AM 36 1901 55 10 64
1916
AVERAGE 72 66 6 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.55 2015 0.11 -0.11 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 10.60 1.99 8.61 1.08
SINCE SEP 1 10.60 1.99 8.61 1.08
SINCE JAN 1 42.68 29.09 13.59 29.90
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 32 -27 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 32 -27 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 37 -32 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 4 3 5
MONTH TO DATE 187 91 96 112
SINCE SEP 1 187 91 96 112
SINCE JAN 1 1305 1026 279 1140
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 800 AM
LOWEST 82 400 PM
AVERAGE 91
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1889
1991
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 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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