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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT WED SEP 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         73   1122 AM 101    1939  81     -8       80
  MINIMUM         60    720 AM  40    1974  60      0       57
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.50          2.31 2018   0.12   0.38     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.35   0.15     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      0.35   0.15     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     27.45   1.87    29.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         8      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            2                         6     -4        4
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        18    -10       10
  SINCE SEP 1      8                        18    -10       10
  SINCE JAN 1   1036                       953     83     1090
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     51           400 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  3 2025.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  4 2025.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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