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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         78    423 PM  96    1948  76      2       91       
  MINIMUM         61   1140 PM  33    1889  54      7       70       
                                      1991                           
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       81     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.43          1.67 1983   0.11   0.32      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      2.10  -0.59      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      1.51                      2.10  -0.59      T       
  SINCE JAN 1     30.33                     29.20   1.13    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                        35     -6        4        
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        35     -6        4        
  SINCE JUL 1     37                        40     -3        4        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2       16        
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        94     23      138        
  SINCE SEP 1    117                        94     23      138        
  SINCE JAN 1   1145                      1029    116     1218        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      2022                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1896                      
                                             1991                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
SEPTEMBER 20 2025.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT     
SEPTEMBER 21 2025.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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