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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 71 359 PM 92 1952 71 0 85
2023
MINIMUM 67 221 AM 26 1899 50 17 60
AVERAGE 69 60 9 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.32 2.19 1911 0.10 0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 14.09 3.18 10.91 1.76
SINCE SEP 1 14.09 3.18 10.91 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 46.17 30.28 15.89 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 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 32 88 -56 29
SINCE SEP 1 32 88 -56 29
SINCE JUL 1 32 93 -61 37
COOLING
TODAY 4 2 2 8
MONTH TO DATE 207 120 87 179
SINCE SEP 1 207 120 87 179
SINCE JAN 1 1325 1055 270 1207
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM
LOWEST 90 1200 PM
AVERAGE 94
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1976
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 656 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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