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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 56 342 PM 60 1928 31 25 36
MINIMUM 30 843 AM -29 1912 14 16 10
AVERAGE 43 22 21 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1960 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.42 0.43 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 2.00 -0.32 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.42 0.43 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 12.0 1890 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.3 -3.2 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 11.2 -3.0 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.4 4.8 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 22 43 -21 42
MONTH TO DATE 369 507 -138 536
SINCE DEC 1 1528 1663 -135 1586
SINCE JUL 1 2510 2910 -400 2450
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 600 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1916
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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