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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SUN SEP 27 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         66    352 PM  91    1956  73     -7       87
                                      2021
  MINIMUM         60    908 AM  31    1889  51      9       59
                                      1942
  AVERAGE         63                        62      1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.08          3.25 1945   0.10  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   13.05                      2.90  10.15     1.76
  SINCE SEP 1     13.05                      2.90  10.15     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     45.13                     30.00  15.13    30.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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
  TODAY            2                         5     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        70    -38       29
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        70    -38       29
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        75    -43       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        8
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       114     82      153
  SINCE SEP 1    196                       114     82      153
  SINCE JAN 1   1314                      1049    265     1181
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     87           400 PM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        99      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1942


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 27 2026.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 28 2026.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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