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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 41 334 PM 58 1992 31 10 14
MINIMUM 15 715 AM -26 1883 13 2 -13
AVERAGE 28 22 6 1
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.44 2018 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.72 0.15 0.05
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.30 -0.60 1.71
SINCE JAN 1 0.87 0.72 0.15 0.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 6.0 1973 0.3 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 6.0 -4.9 1.1
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 13.9 -4.7 4.3
SINCE JUL 1 20.2 17.1 3.1 4.3
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 37 43 -6 64
MONTH TO DATE 763 894 -131 987
SINCE DEC 1 1922 2050 -128 2037
SINCE JUL 1 2904 3297 -393 2901
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 51 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 65 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAIL
LIGHT SNOW
SANDSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 700 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1883
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 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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