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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 2 1215 AM 59 1909 31 -29 24
MINIMUM -12 813 AM -22 1963 13 -25 3
AVERAGE -5 22 -27 14
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.52 1894 0.03 -0.03 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.79 0.08 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.37 -0.67 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.87 0.79 0.08 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1894 0.3 -0.3 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 6.7 -5.6 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 14.6 -5.4 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.2 17.8 2.4 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 70 43 27 51
MONTH TO DATE 883 980 -97 1080
SINCE DEC 1 2042 2136 -94 2130
SINCE JUL 1 3024 3383 -359 2994
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 1200 AM
LOWEST 38 200 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1967
1981
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 521 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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