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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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 68 1221 PM 94 2022 76 -8 73
MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 33 1896 54 6 58
1991
AVERAGE 64 65 -1 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
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 1 4 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 39 -33 29
SINCE SEP 1 6 39 -33 29
SINCE JUL 1 6 44 -38 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 1
MONTH TO DATE 196 97 99 118
SINCE SEP 1 196 97 99 118
SINCE JAN 1 1314 1032 282 1146
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1937
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1918
1995
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 22 2026.....SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 712 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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