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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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    335 PM  97    1927  77     13       89       
  MINIMUM         71    403 AM  37    2007  56     15       68       
  AVERAGE         81                        67     14       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1921   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.67  -1.17      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      1.67  -1.17      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     28.77   0.55    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                         3     -3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        23      6        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        23      6        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        28      9        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       16                         4     12       14        
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        79      6       84        
  SINCE SEP 1     85                        79      6       84        
  SINCE JAN 1   1113                      1014     99     1164        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    62                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1931                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1984                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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