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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         84    205 PM  96    1948  76      8       78
  MINIMUM         72    813 AM  33    1889  54     18       61
                                      1991
  AVERAGE         78                        65     13       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.16          1.67 1983   0.11   0.05     0.43
  MONTH TO DATE   10.76                      2.10   8.66     1.51
  SINCE SEP 1     10.76                      2.10   8.66     1.51
  SINCE JAN 1     42.84                     29.20  13.64    30.33

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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        35    -30       29
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        35    -30       29
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        40    -35       37

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         3     10        5
  MONTH TO DATE  200                        94    106      117
  SINCE SEP 1    200                        94    106      117
  SINCE JAN 1   1318                      1029    289     1145
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           300 PM
 LOWEST     65           200 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1896
                                             1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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