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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 11 1229 AM 59 1989 31 -20 50
MINIMUM 4 1154 PM -19 1930 13 -9 23
AVERAGE 8 22 -14 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 0.5 6.0 1936 0.3 0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 4.8 -3.8 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 9.1 12.7 -3.6 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.1 15.9 4.2 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 57 43 14 28
MONTH TO DATE 568 722 -154 746
SINCE DEC 1 1727 1878 -151 1796
SINCE JUL 1 2709 3125 -416 2660
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1887
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 515 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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