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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT MON SEP 21 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         62    147 PM  95    1937  75    -13       78
  MINIMUM         58    900 AM  35    1918  53      5       57
                                      1995
  AVERAGE         60                        64     -4       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          1.59 1914   0.11  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   11.94                      2.31   9.63     1.54
  SINCE SEP 1     11.94                      2.31   9.63     1.54
  SINCE JAN 1     44.02                     29.41  14.61    30.36

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            5                         4      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        43    -32       29
  SINCE SEP 1     11                        43    -32       29
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        48    -37       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        3
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       100     96      121
  SINCE SEP 1    196                       100     96      121
  SINCE JAN 1   1314                      1035    279     1149
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 PM
 LOWEST     83           200 AM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      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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