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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 69 146 PM 92 1892 75 -6 73
2017
MINIMUM 51 619 AM 32 1983 53 -2 61
AVERAGE 60 64 -4 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.12 1935 0.10 -0.10 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 12.14 2.52 9.62 1.76
SINCE SEP 1 12.14 2.52 9.62 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 44.22 29.62 14.60 30.58
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 5 4 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 24 51 -27 29
SINCE SEP 1 24 51 -27 29
SINCE JUL 1 24 56 -32 37
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 2
MONTH TO DATE 196 106 90 131
SINCE SEP 1 196 106 90 131
SINCE JAN 1 1314 1041 273 1159
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 300 AM
LOWEST 56 1200 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 706 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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