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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 50 348 PM 65 2012 31 19 17
MINIMUM 30 739 AM -30 1884 15 15 13
AVERAGE 40 23 17 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1946 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.76 -0.93 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.18 -0.18 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 10.2 1929 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE T 1.4 -1.4 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 9.3 -1.2 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 12.5 6.6 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 25 42 -17 50
MONTH TO DATE 176 209 -33 229
SINCE DEC 1 1335 1365 -30 1279
SINCE JUL 1 2317 2612 -295 2143
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 800 AM
LOWEST 66 300 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 54 1933
1961
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 PM CST
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 500 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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