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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 38 1244 AM 57 1914 31 7 23
MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -19 1881 14 2 -1
1888
AVERAGE 27 22 5 11
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 38 43 -5 54
MONTH TO DATE 427 593 -166 641
SINCE DEC 1 1586 1749 -163 1691
SINCE JUL 1 2568 2996 -428 2555
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 N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 511 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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