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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED SEP 30 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 2026...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         76   1154 AM  91    2023  72      4       87
  MINIMUM         59    623 AM  28    1899  50      9       64
                                      1984
  AVERAGE         68                        61      7       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.72          1.38 1985   0.09   0.63     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   13.77                      3.08  10.69     1.76
  SINCE SEP 1     13.77                      3.08  10.69     1.76
  SINCE JAN 1     45.85                     30.18  15.67    30.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        82    -50       29
  SINCE SEP 1     32                        82    -50       29
  SINCE JUL 1     32                        87    -55       37

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1       11
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       118     85      171
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       118     85      171
  SINCE JAN 1   1321                      1053    268     1199
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           900 PM
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1952
                                             2023
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1899


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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