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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT MON SEP 15 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         90    340 PM  97    1939  78     12       82       
  MINIMUM         68    637 AM  38    1879  56     12       69       
  AVERAGE         79                        67     12       76     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1914   0.11  -0.11      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.57  -1.07      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      1.57  -1.07      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     28.67   0.65    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                        20      9        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        20      9        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        25     12        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10       11        
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        75     -6       70        
  SINCE SEP 1     69                        75     -6       70        
  SINCE JAN 1   1097                      1010     87     1150        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1927                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      2007                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 15 2025.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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