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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         78    359 PM  97    1939  78      0       90
  MINIMUM         58   1129 AM  38    1879  56      2       68
  AVERAGE         68                        67      1       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          1.56 1914   0.11  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.67                      1.57   6.10     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1      7.67                      1.57   6.10     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     39.75                     28.67  11.08    29.32

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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       29
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        20    -15       29
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        25    -20       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         4     -1       14
  MONTH TO DATE  169                        75     94       69
  SINCE SEP 1    169                        75     94       69
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1010    277     1097
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           900 AM
 LOWEST     72           600 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1927
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      2007


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 14 2026.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 15 2026.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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