Iowa weather: Heat reaches record levels Saturday

Only one other day has been hotter so far this year.

Only one other day has been hotter so far this year.

DEGREES. ZANE SATRE JOINS US NOW IN ZANE. THIS IS A GOOD LOOK AT SECOND SUMMER. WE’RE FEELING HERE IN IOWA. NO, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. IN FACT, TODAY WAS JUST SHY OF BEING THE WARMEST DAY SO FAR THIS YEAR. BO HERE IN THE DES MOINES METRO. WE TIED OUR RECORD HIGH FOR TODAY’S DATE, SEPTEMBER 13TH. SO OUR TEMPERATURE OF 96 THAT HIGH IS NOW THE FOURTH TIME WE’VE HIT 96 DEGREES ON THIS DATE. MOST RECENTLY, BACK IN 1939. SO WE DIDN’T QUITE BEAT THE RECORD, BUT WE DID TIE IT. AND WE’RE ONLY A DEGREE SHY OF OUR HOTTEST TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS YEAR. THAT WAS BACK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND A LOT OF SPOTS AROUND THE STATE OF IOWA GOT UP INTO THAT MID TO UPPER 90 DEGREE RANGE. LOOK AT CENTERVILLE 97 FOR A HIGH. SAME UP IN ALGONA 98 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT JUST NORTH OF FORT DODGE. SO A TOASTY ONE F

Updated: 10:45 PM CDT Sep 13, 2025

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Iowa weather: Heat reaches record levels Saturday

Only one other day has been hotter so far this year.

Updated: 10:45 PM CDT Sep 13, 2025

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This current stretch of September heat delivered record temperatures to central Iowa this weekend. The Des Moines International Airport reached 96 degrees Saturday, tying the record for Sept. 13.This is the fourth time that mark has been reached since records began in the 1870s. Temperatures in Des Moines hit 96 degrees on this date in 1897, 1931, 1939, and now in 2025.For perspective, the average high temperature this time of year is 78 degrees. Saturday's 96-degree reading also clocks in as our second hottest so far in 2025.Des Moines hit 97 degrees back on June 21.The metro area also saw record warmth on three days back in March. Des Moines' last daily record low was in October 2022. Since then, the city has tied or set 10 daily record highs.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

This current stretch of September heat delivered record temperatures to central Iowa this weekend.

The Des Moines International Airport reached 96 degrees Saturday, tying the record for Sept. 13.

This is the fourth time that mark has been reached since records began in the 1870s. Temperatures in Des Moines hit 96 degrees on this date in 1897, 1931, 1939, and now in 2025.

For perspective, the average high temperature this time of year is 78 degrees.

Saturday's 96-degree reading also clocks in as our second hottest so far in 2025.

Des Moines hit 97 degrees back on June 21.

The metro area also saw record warmth on three days back in March. Des Moines' last daily record low was in October 2022. Since then, the city has tied or set 10 daily record highs.

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