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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT SEP 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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 68 346 PM 90 1956 73 -5 86
MINIMUM 61 851 AM 30 1926 51 10 58
AVERAGE 65 62 3 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.21 2.77 1936 0.09 0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 12.87 2.80 10.07 1.76
SINCE SEP 1 12.87 2.80 10.07 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 44.95 29.90 15.05 30.58
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 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 30 65 -35 29
SINCE SEP 1 30 65 -35 29
SINCE JUL 1 30 70 -40 37
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 196 112 84 145
SINCE SEP 1 196 112 84 145
SINCE JAN 1 1314 1047 267 1173
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 AM
LOWEST 78 300 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1956
2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1889
1942
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 26 2026.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 27 2026.....SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 703 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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