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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 1048 AM 59 1990 31 7 45
MINIMUM 10 1148 PM -20 1888 13 -3 26
AVERAGE 24 22 2 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.4 3.9 1885 0.3 0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 4.5 -4.0 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 8.6 12.4 -3.8 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 19.6 15.6 4.0 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 41 43 -2 29
MONTH TO DATE 511 679 -168 718
SINCE DEC 1 1670 1835 -165 1768
SINCE JUL 1 2652 3082 -430 2632
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 900 PM
LOWEST 45 1200 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 513 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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