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3 Days of 95+°F
Posted: 04 Sep 2026 05:30 AM, Views: 948It has been a very hot and humid start to September with high temperatures again soaring into the 80s and 90s for Iowa on Thursday. For Des Moines, the first three days of the month have had a high temperature of at least 95°F. The featured chart looks into the frequency of a given day of the year participating within a streak of at least as much days with such a warm high temperature. The earliest and latest streaks are listed off to the side. There have been later streaks into September on record, so this current one isn't exceptionally rare. The hot weather will continue into the Labor Day weekend with only slightly cooler weather expected next week, but still well above average.
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Previous Years' Features
2024Green, for now
20222022 LSR Counts
2017Yellow Labor Day
2016Labor Day Highs
2014Low Temp Changes
2013Complex Drought
2008Losing heat
2003Getting cooler!
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Data from the Iowa State Soil Moisture Network is found on this website and daily soil temperature averages are used to produce the highlighted analysis.




