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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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 1221 PM 94 2022 76 -8 73
MINIMUM 63 607 AM 33 1896 54 9 58
1991
AVERAGE 66 65 1 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.10 1.89 1894 0.10 0.00 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 11.88 2.20 9.68 1.54
SINCE SEP 1 11.88 2.20 9.68 1.54
SINCE JAN 1 43.96 29.30 14.66 30.36
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 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 5 39 -34 29
SINCE SEP 1 5 39 -34 29
SINCE JUL 1 5 44 -39 37
COOLING
TODAY 1 3 -2 1
MONTH TO DATE 197 97 100 118
SINCE SEP 1 197 97 100 118
SINCE JAN 1 1315 1032 283 1146
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 600 AM
LOWEST 84 1200 PM
AVERAGE 92
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1937
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1918
1995
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 713 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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