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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         77    407 PM  96    1927  78     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  37    1902  57      1       66       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             4.42 1961   0.11  -0.11      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    7.39                      1.36   6.03     0.50     
  SINCE SEP 1      7.39                      1.36   6.03     0.50     
  SINCE JAN 1     39.47                     28.46  11.01    29.32     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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      MM                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       29        
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        16    -16       29        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        21    -21       37        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       12        
  MONTH TO DATE  166                        67     99       38        
  SINCE SEP 1    166                        67     99       38        
  SINCE JAN 1   1284                      1002    282     1066        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1931                      
                                             1939                     
                                             2025                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1890                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 13 2026.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 14 2026.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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