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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         87    516 PM  96    1927  78      9       87       
  MINIMUM         66    637 AM  37    1902  57      9       61       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             4.42 1961   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.36  -0.86      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      1.36  -0.86      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     28.46   0.86    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                         2     -2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        16     13        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        16     13        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        21     16        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       12                         5      7        9        
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        67    -29       53        
  SINCE SEP 1     38                        67    -29       53        
  SINCE JAN 1   1066                      1002     64     1133        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    58                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1897                      
                                             1931                     
                                             1939                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1890                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 13 2025.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 14 2025.....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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