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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         77    339 PM  99    1953  72      5       84
  MINIMUM         60    702 AM  26    1942  50     10       59
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   13.05                      2.99  10.06     1.76
  SINCE SEP 1     13.05                      2.99  10.06     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     45.13                     30.09  15.04    30.58

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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        76    -44       29
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        76    -44       29
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        81    -49       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         2      2        7
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       116     84      160
  SINCE SEP 1    200                       116     84      160
  SINCE JAN 1   1318                      1051    267     1188
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM
 LOWEST     43           100 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1899
                                             1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 28 2026.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 29 2026.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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