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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1231 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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 13 340 PM 61 1944 31 -18 40
MINIMUM -1 844 AM -27 1894 13 -14 20
AVERAGE 6 22 -16 30
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.92 1895 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.86 0.03 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.44 -0.72 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.86 0.03 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 10.3 2021 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 7.4 -6.1 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 15.3 -5.9 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 18.5 1.9 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 59 43 16 35
MONTH TO DATE 1008 1066 -58 1159
SINCE DEC 1 2167 2222 -55 2209
SINCE JUL 1 3149 3469 -320 3073
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79 600 AM
LOWEST 36 400 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1904
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 26 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 524 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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