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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
551 PM CST WED JAN 07 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 60R 250 PM 59 2003 31 29 22
MINIMUM 28 743 AM -25 1912 14 14 7
AVERAGE 44 23 21 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.66 1937 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.25 -0.25 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 0.83 1.83 -1.00 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.25 -0.25 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.1 1913 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.9 -1.9 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 9.8 -1.7 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 13.0 6.1 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 21 42 -21 50
MONTH TO DATE 223 293 -70 329
SINCE DEC 1 1382 1449 -67 1379
SINCE JUL 1 2364 2696 -332 2243
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 67 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1886
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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