930  
CDUS43 KDMX 262329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST MON JAN 26 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 20 303 PM 65 2002 31 -11 32  
MINIMUM -7 745 AM -17 1904 13 -20 10  
AVERAGE 7 22 -15 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.51 1996 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.90 -0.01 0.08  
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.48 -0.76 1.74  
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.90 -0.01 0.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 13.7 1996 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 7.7 -6.4 1.5  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 15.6 -6.2 4.7  
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 18.8 1.6 4.7  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 58 43 15 44  
MONTH TO DATE 1066 1109 -43 1203  
SINCE DEC 1 2225 2265 -40 2253  
SINCE JUL 1 3207 3512 -305 3117  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1902  
 
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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