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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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   1111 PM  94    1895  76      2       75
  MINIMUM         65    833 AM  36    1901  55     10       64
                                      1916
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.55 2015   0.11  -0.11     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE   10.60                      1.99   8.61     1.08
  SINCE SEP 1     10.60                      1.99   8.61     1.08
  SINCE JAN 1     42.68                     29.09  13.59    29.90

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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        32    -27       29
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        32    -27       29
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        37    -32       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        5
  MONTH TO DATE  187                        91     96      112
  SINCE SEP 1    187                        91     96      112
  SINCE JAN 1   1305                      1026    279     1140
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM
 LOWEST     82           400 PM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1889
                                             1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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