266  
CDUS43 KDMX 242245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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 67 312 PM 92 2017 74 -7 78  
MINIMUM 57 709 AM 31 1942 52 5 61  
AVERAGE 62 63 -1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.12 1931 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 12.14 2.62 9.52 1.76  
SINCE SEP 1 12.14 2.62 9.52 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 44.22 29.72 14.50 30.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1985 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 3 4 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 55 -28 29  
SINCE SEP 1 27 55 -28 29  
SINCE JUL 1 27 60 -33 37  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 196 108 88 136  
SINCE SEP 1 196 108 88 136  
SINCE JAN 1 1314 1043 271 1164    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 200 AM  
LOWEST 65 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 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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