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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 46 121 AM 67 2003 31 15 25
MINIMUM 36 1143 PM -17 1886 14 22 4
AVERAGE 41 22 19 15
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.80R 0.32 1937 0.04 0.76 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.29 0.51 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.63 1.87 -0.24 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.80 0.29 0.51 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY MM 3.5 1964 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 2.2 -2.2 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.1 10.1 -2.0 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.1 13.3 5.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 42 -18 50
MONTH TO DATE 247 335 -88 379
SINCE DEC 1 1406 1491 -85 1429
SINCE JUL 1 2388 2738 -350 2293
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 PM
LOWEST 51 200 AM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -24 1886
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 504 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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