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CDUS43 KDMX 242340  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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 3 459 PM 62 1967 31 -28 39  
1981  
MINIMUM -6 723 AM -21 1894 13 -19 3  
AVERAGE -1 22 -23 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.42 1929 0.04 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.83 0.06 0.08  
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.41 -0.69 1.74  
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.83 0.06 0.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.2 3.4 1929 0.3 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 7.0 -5.7 1.5  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 14.9 -5.5 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 18.1 2.3 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 66 43 23 44  
MONTH TO DATE 949 1023 -74 1124  
SINCE DEC 1 2108 2179 -71 2174  
SINCE JUL 1 3090 3426 -336 3038  
 
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 800 AM  
LOWEST 55 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 61 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST  
JANUARY 25 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 522 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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