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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 25 1147 PM 60 2004 32 -7 27
MINIMUM 21 917 AM -19 1879 15 6 16
1885
1887
AVERAGE 23 23 0 22
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.00 1982 0.03 -0.03 0.05
MONTH TO DATE T 0.07 -0.07 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.65 -0.82 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.07 -0.07 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 7.0 1982 0.2 -0.2 1.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 8.4 -0.3 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 11.6 7.5 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 42 42 0 43
MONTH TO DATE 84 83 1 80
SINCE DEC 1 1243 1239 4 1130
SINCE JUL 1 2225 2486 -261 1994
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 400 AM
LOWEST 71 100 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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