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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         92    301 PM  99    1899  80     12       66
                                      1913
                                      1925
  MINIMUM         75    623 AM  44    1889  59     16       50
  AVERAGE         84                        70     14       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.58  -0.58     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.58  -0.58     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     32.08                     27.68   4.40    29.32

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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       15
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5       15
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10       23

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                         6     13        0
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        30     72        6
  SINCE SEP 1    102                        30     72        6
  SINCE JAN 1   1220                       965    255     1034
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM
 LOWEST     56           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  6 2026.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  7 2026.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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