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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT SUN SEP 07 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         68    214 PM 100    1939  80    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         47    623 AM  42    1988  59    -12       54       
  AVERAGE         58                        70    -12       65     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.22 1911   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.69  -0.19      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      0.69  -0.19      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     27.79   1.53    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        7                         1      6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         6     16        0        
  SINCE SEP 1     22                         6     16        0        
  SINCE JUL 1     30                        11     19        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        36    -30       23        
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        36    -30       23        
  SINCE JAN 1   1034                       971     63     1103        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    60                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       101      1939                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1986                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER  7 2025.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER  8 2025.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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