Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
904 AM CDT WED OCT 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2025...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            101   09/09/2013
                       09/07/1939
                       09/03/1939
 LOW              26   09/28/1942
                       09/30/1899
HIGHEST           96   09/13         91       5
LOWEST            43   09/07         38       5
MEAN            69.8               66.2     3.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                2.3     1.7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.81   1914
 MINIMUM        0.15   1882
TOTALS          1.76               3.18   -1.42
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.11   -0.05
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     29                 86     -57
 SINCE 7/1        37                 93     -56
COOLING TOTAL    179                120      59
 SINCE 1/1      1207               1055     152
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/030    DATE  09/22


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                       10
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     1     HAZE                       4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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