Van Meter climate

Van Meter Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 24.7 km from Van Meter

Average highs run from 80°F on September 1 to 71°F on September 30, and lows from 56°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.60 in over about 7 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Van Meter, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.60 in
Record high
101°FSep 9, 2013
Record low
28°FSep 29, 1984
Chance of a freeze
38%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 07 min to 11 h 47 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
9.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 180°F56°F98°F 198438°F 194925%0%
Sep 280°F56°F98°F 200045°F 194625%0%
Sep 379°F55°F96°F 198340°F 197425%0%
Sep 479°F55°F97°F 201242°F 197425%0%
Sep 579°F55°F96°F 199045°F 196225%0%
Sep 679°F54°F97°F 199042°F 198825%0%
Sep 778°F54°F97°F 197841°F 198625%0%
Sep 878°F54°F99°F 194740°F 198625%0%
Sep 978°F53°F101°F 201344°F 199525%0%
Sep 1078°F53°F99°F 201344°F 197625%0%
Sep 1177°F52°F97°F 200040°F 195525%0%
Sep 1277°F52°F94°F 198442°F 197525%0%
Sep 1377°F52°F96°F 202539°F 194925%0%
Sep 1476°F51°F92°F 195539°F 199625%0%
Sep 1576°F51°F96°F 195537°F 200725%0%
Sep 1676°F51°F94°F 195538°F 198425%0%
Sep 1775°F50°F93°F 195338°F 198025%0%
Sep 1875°F50°F93°F 194738°F 199125%0%
Sep 1975°F49°F96°F 194833°F 199125%0%
Sep 2074°F49°F94°F 202233°F 199125%0%
Sep 2174°F49°F93°F 200535°F 199525%0%
Sep 2274°F48°F92°F 201731°F 199525%0%
Sep 2373°F48°F92°F 201732°F 198325%0%
Sep 2473°F47°F92°F 201732°F 196525%0%
Sep 2573°F47°F88°F 195637°F 194725%0%
Sep 2672°F47°F90°F 195631°F 198425%0%
Sep 2772°F46°F91°F 195637°F 195125%0%
Sep 2871°F46°F99°F 195331°F 195125%0%
Sep 2971°F45°F91°F 202328°F 198425%0%
Sep 3071°F45°F92°F 195230°F 198425%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Meter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:59 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.