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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT WED SEP 03 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    425 PM  98    1913  81     -1       77       
                                      2000                           
  MINIMUM         56    445 AM  42    1893  60     -4       52       
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1912   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.23  -0.23     0.00     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.23  -0.23     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     28.82                     27.33   1.49    29.33     

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       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0        
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0        
  SINCE JUL 1      8                         7      1        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        12     -6        6        
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        12     -6        6        
  SINCE JAN 1   1034                       947     87     1086        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    66                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1939                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1974                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  3 2025.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  4 2025.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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