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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 13 509 PM 57 1914 31 -18 8
MINIMUM 0 818 AM -26 1892 13 -13 -4
AVERAGE 7 22 -15 2
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 58 43 15 63
MONTH TO DATE 676 808 -132 858
SINCE DEC 1 1835 1964 -129 1908
SINCE JUL 1 2817 3211 -394 2772
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 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 64 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1883
1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 517 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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