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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT SEP 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         73    336 PM  94    2022  76     -3       91
  MINIMUM         58   1249 AM  33    1896  54      4       62
                                      1991
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          1.89 1894   0.10  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      2.20  -0.66      T
  SINCE SEP 1      1.54                      2.20  -0.66      T
  SINCE JAN 1     30.36                     29.30   1.06    29.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        39    -10        4
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        39    -10        4
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        44     -7        4

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         3     -2       12
  MONTH TO DATE  118                        97     21      150
  SINCE SEP 1    118                        97     21      150
  SINCE JAN 1   1146                      1032    114     1230
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM
 LOWEST     66           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1918
                                             1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2025.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2025.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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