095  
CDUS43 KDMX 290634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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 77 404 PM 99 1953 72 5 84  
MINIMUM 60 702 AM 26 1942 50 10 59  
AVERAGE 69 61 8 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.06 1973 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 13.05 2.99 10.06 1.76  
SINCE SEP 1 13.05 2.99 10.06 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 45.13 30.09 15.04 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 76 -44 29  
SINCE SEP 1 32 76 -44 29  
SINCE JUL 1 32 81 -49 37  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 2 2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 200 116 84 160  
SINCE SEP 1 200 116 84 160  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1051 267 1188    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1899  
1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2026.....SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 700 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 658 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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