835  
CDUS43 KDMX 292245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT TUE SEP 29 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 76 1154 AM 91 2023 72 4 87  
MINIMUM 59 623 AM 28 1899 50 9 64  
1984  
AVERAGE 68 61 7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.38 1985 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 13.05 3.08 9.97 1.76  
SINCE SEP 1 13.05 3.08 9.97 1.76  
SINCE JAN 1 45.13 30.18 14.95 30.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1985 0.0 MM 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 32 82 -50 29  
SINCE SEP 1 32 82 -50 29  
SINCE JUL 1 32 87 -55 37  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 2 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 203 118 85 171  
SINCE SEP 1 203 118 85 171  
SINCE JAN 1 1321 1053 268 1199    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 54 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1952  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 26 1899  
 
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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