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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 41 442 PM 55 1880 31 10 18
MINIMUM 26 830 AM -25 1884 15 11 8
AVERAGE 34 23 11 13
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1910 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.15 -0.15 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.73 -0.90 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.15 -0.15 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.0 1910 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.1 -1.1 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 9.0 -0.9 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 12.2 6.9 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 31 42 -11 52
MONTH TO DATE 151 167 -16 179
SINCE DEC 1 1310 1323 -13 1229
SINCE JUL 1 2292 2570 -278 2093
COOLING
TODAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 600 AM
LOWEST 62 300 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -30 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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