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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         68   1221 PM  94    2022  76     -8       73
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  33    1896  54      6       58
                                      1991
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.89 1894   0.10   0.00     0.03
  MONTH TO DATE   11.88                      2.20   9.68     1.54
  SINCE SEP 1     11.88                      2.20   9.68     1.54
  SINCE JAN 1     43.96                     29.30  14.66    30.36

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        1                         4     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        39    -33       29
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        39    -33       29
  SINCE JUL 1      6                        44    -38       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1
  MONTH TO DATE  196                        97     99      118
  SINCE SEP 1    196                        97     99      118
  SINCE JAN 1   1314                      1032    282     1146
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     84          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1918
                                             1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 22 2026.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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