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CDUS43 KDMX 192345
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CST MON JAN 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 12 459 PM 57 1914 31 -19 8
MINIMUM 0 818 AM -26 1892 13 -13 -4
AVERAGE 6 22 -16 2
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.50 1935 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.65 0.22 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.23 -0.53 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.87 0.65 0.22 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 4.1 1938 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 5.4 -4.3 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 13.3 -4.1 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.2 16.5 3.7 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 59 43 16 63
MONTH TO DATE 677 808 -131 858
SINCE DEC 1 1836 1964 -128 1908
SINCE JUL 1 2818 3211 -393 2772
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 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 300 AM
LOWEST 41 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 64 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1883
1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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