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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 1048 AM 59 1990 31 7 45
MINIMUM 24 459 PM -20 1888 13 11 26
AVERAGE 31 22 9 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.04 1980 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.55 0.30 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.68 2.13 -0.45 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.85 0.55 0.30 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 3.9 1885 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 4.5 -4.4 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 8.2 12.4 -4.2 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 15.6 3.6 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 34 43 -9 29
MONTH TO DATE 504 679 -175 718
SINCE DEC 1 1663 1835 -172 1768
SINCE JUL 1 2645 3082 -437 2632
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 400 AM
LOWEST 45 1200 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1930
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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