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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1233 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 35 400 PM 60 1880 31 4 23
MINIMUM 23 850 AM -21 1879 15 8 12
AVERAGE 29 23 6 18
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.45 1971 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.11 -0.11 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.69 -0.86 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.11 -0.11 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 13.6 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 8.7 -0.6 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 11.9 7.2 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 36 42 -6 47
MONTH TO DATE 120 125 -5 127
SINCE DEC 1 1279 1281 -2 1177
SINCE JUL 1 2261 2528 -267 2041
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 1000 PM
LOWEST 63 300 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -25 1884
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 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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