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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 11 1229 AM 59 1989 31 -20 50
MINIMUM 7 949 AM -19 1930 13 -6 23
AVERAGE 9 22 -13 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.02 0.61 2020 0.04 -0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.59 0.28 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.17 -0.47 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.87 0.59 0.28 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.9 6.0 1936 0.3 0.6 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 4.8 -3.4 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 9.5 12.7 -3.2 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.5 15.9 4.6 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 56 43 13 28
MONTH TO DATE 567 722 -155 746
SINCE DEC 1 1726 1878 -152 1796
SINCE JUL 1 2708 3125 -417 2660
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
BLOWING SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 57 100 AM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1887
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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