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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1233 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 52 347 PM 62 1987 31 21 23
MINIMUM 37 1139 PM -20 1916 14 23 5
AVERAGE 45 22 23 14
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.49 1979 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.46 0.39 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 2.04 -0.36 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.46 0.39 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1979 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.6 -3.5 1.0
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 11.5 -3.3 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.7 4.5 4.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 43 -23 51
MONTH TO DATE 389 550 -161 587
SINCE DEC 1 1548 1706 -158 1637
SINCE JUL 1 2530 2953 -423 2501
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 1100 PM
LOWEST 50 100 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1881
1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 14 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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