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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST WED JAN 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 46 433 PM 54 1933 31 15 20
1961
2012
MINIMUM 32 1154 PM -19 1912 15 17 9
AVERAGE 39 23 16 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 26 42 -16 50
MONTH TO DATE 202 251 -49 279
SINCE DEC 1 1361 1407 -46 1329
SINCE JUL 1 2343 2654 -311 2193
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 501 PM CST
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 502 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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