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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         78    401 PM  97    1939  78      0       90
  MINIMUM         58   1129 AM  38    1879  56      2       68
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.74          1.56 1914   0.11   0.63     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.35                      1.57   6.78     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      8.35                      1.57   6.78     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     40.43                     28.67  11.76    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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       29
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        20    -15       29
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        25    -20       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1       14
  MONTH TO DATE  169                        75     94       69
  SINCE SEP 1    169                        75     94       69
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1010    277     1097
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM
 LOWEST     69           500 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1927
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      2007


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 15 2026.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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