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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         83    508 PM 101    2013  79      4       78
  MINIMUM         69   1154 PM  40    1883  58     11       58
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.12          3.00 2014   0.11   2.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.39                      1.02   6.37     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      7.39                      1.02   6.37     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     39.47                     28.12  11.35    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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       29
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10       29
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        3
  MONTH TO DATE  151                        52     99       11
  SINCE SEP 1    151                        52     99       11
  SINCE JAN 1   1269                       987    282     1039
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     55           500 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1927
                                             2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 10 2026.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 11 2026.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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