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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT WED SEP 17 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    231 PM  97    1931  77     13       87       
  MINIMUM         68   1146 PM  38    1984  55     13       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        66     13       77     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             4.87 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      1.77  -1.27      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      0.50                      1.77  -1.27      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.32                     28.87   0.45    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                        26      3        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        26      3        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        31      6        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10       12        
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        83     16       96        
  SINCE SEP 1     99                        83     16       96        
  SINCE JAN 1   1127                      1018    109     1176        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        95      1925                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1901                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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