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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CST TUE JAN 06 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 46 433 PM 54 1933 31 15 20
1961
2012
MINIMUM 36 104 PM -19 1912 15 21 9
AVERAGE 41 23 18 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.38 1995 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.22 -0.22 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.80 -0.97 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.22 -0.22 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.7 1995 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 9.5 -1.4 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 12.7 6.4 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 24 42 -18 50
MONTH TO DATE 200 251 -51 279
SINCE DEC 1 1359 1407 -48 1329
SINCE JUL 1 2341 2654 -313 2193
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 71 400 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 500 PM CST
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 501 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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