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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         75    310 PM  94    1895  76     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         64    642 AM  36    1901  55      9       67       
                                      1916                           
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       78     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.55 2015   0.11  -0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      1.99  -0.91      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      1.08                      1.99  -0.91      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     29.90                     29.09   0.81    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                        32     -3        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        32     -3        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        37      0        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        91     21      122        
  SINCE SEP 1    112                        91     21      122        
  SINCE JAN 1   1140                      1026    114     1202        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                      
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    84                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1948                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1889                      
                                             1991                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 19 2025.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 20 2025.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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