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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST MON JAN 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 35 433 PM 55 1992 31 4 37
2002
MINIMUM 17 815 AM -21 1912 14 3 18
AVERAGE 26 22 4 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.90 1890 0.03 -0.03 0.00
1960
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.39 0.46 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 1.97 -0.29 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.39 0.46 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 6.3 1905 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.0 -2.9 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 10.9 -2.7 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.1 5.1 4.2
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 39 43 -4 37
MONTH TO DATE 347 464 -117 494
SINCE DEC 1 1506 1620 -114 1544
SINCE JUL 1 2488 2867 -379 2408
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 700 AM
LOWEST 45 600 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1928
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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