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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 41 334 PM 58 1992 31 10 14
MINIMUM 14 1155 PM -26 1883 13 1 -13
AVERAGE 28 22 6 1
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY T 6.0 1973 0.3 -0.3 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 51 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 65 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1883
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 519 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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