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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT THU SEP 04 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         73   1122 AM 101    1939  81     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  40    1974  60     -7       57       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       69     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.50          2.31 2018   0.12   0.38     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.35   0.15     0.00     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      0.35   0.15     0.00     
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     27.45   1.87    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        2                         1      1        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        0        
  SINCE SEP 1      2                         3     -1        0        
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         8      2        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        4        
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        18    -12       10        
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        18    -12       10        
  SINCE JAN 1   1034                       953     81     1090        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    72                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1891                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  4 2025.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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