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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         83    332 PM  97    1936  79      4       86
                                      2000
  MINIMUM         59    602 AM  40    1955  57      2       60
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1910   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.39                      1.25   6.14     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      7.39                      1.25   6.14     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     39.47                     28.35  11.12    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    0                        14    -14       29
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14       29
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        8
  MONTH TO DATE  163                        62    101       26
  SINCE SEP 1    163                        62    101       26
  SINCE JAN 1   1281                       997    284     1054
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1927
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        37      1902


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 12 2026.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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