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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         79    455 PM 101    1939  80     -1       72
  MINIMUM         67   1048 AM  41    1986  59      8       43
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.57 2001   0.11   0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      0.80   0.70     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      1.50                      0.80   0.70     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     33.58                     27.90   5.68    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                         7     -7       29
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7       29
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        12    -12       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  123                        42     81        6
  SINCE SEP 1    123                        42     81        6
  SINCE JAN 1   1241                       977    264     1034
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     64           300 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1883


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  8 2026.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  9 2026.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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