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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         71    359 PM  92    1952  71      0       85
                                      2023
  MINIMUM         67    221 AM  26    1899  50     17       60
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.32          2.19 1911   0.10   0.22     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   14.09                      3.18  10.91     1.76
  SINCE SEP 1     14.09                      3.18  10.91     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     46.17                     30.28  15.89    30.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1985   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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        88    -56       29
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        88    -56       29
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        93    -61       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         2      2        8
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       120     87      179
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       120     87      179
  SINCE JAN 1   1325                      1055    270     1207
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     90          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    94

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 30 2026.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT
OCTOBER  1 2026.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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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