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CDUS43 KDMX 160636
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 32 436 PM 58 2006 31 1 31
MINIMUM 11 815 AM -27 1888 13 -2 2
AVERAGE 22 22 0 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.82 1889 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.52 0.33 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 2.10 -0.42 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.52 0.33 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 6.0 1906 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.2 -4.1 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 12.1 -3.9 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 15.3 3.9 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 43 43 0 48
MONTH TO DATE 470 636 -166 689
SINCE DEC 1 1629 1792 -163 1739
SINCE JUL 1 2611 3039 -428 2603
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 700 AM
LOWEST 35 100 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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