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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 38 1244 AM 57 1914 31 7 23
MINIMUM 23 1035 AM -19 1881 14 9 -1
1888
AVERAGE 31 22 9 11
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.03 2022 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.49 0.36 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 2.07 -0.39 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.49 0.36 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.8 2022 0.3 -0.3 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 3.9 -3.8 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 11.8 -3.6 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 15.0 4.2 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 34 43 -9 54
MONTH TO DATE 423 593 -170 641
SINCE DEC 1 1582 1749 -167 1691
SINCE JUL 1 2564 2996 -432 2555
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 300 AM
LOWEST 42 200 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 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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