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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         68    355 PM  97    1931  77     -9       90
  MINIMUM         61    627 AM  38    1984  55      6       68
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          4.87 1914   0.10  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE   10.60                      1.77   8.83     0.50
  SINCE SEP 1     10.60                      1.77   8.83     0.50
  SINCE JAN 1     42.68                     28.87  13.81    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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        26    -21       29
  SINCE SEP 1      5                        26    -21       29
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        31    -26       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4       14
  MONTH TO DATE  171                        83     88       99
  SINCE SEP 1    171                        83     88       99
  SINCE JAN 1   1289                      1018    271     1127
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM
 LOWEST     78           400 AM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1901


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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