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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 20 303 PM 65 2002 31 -11 32
MINIMUM -7 745 AM -17 1904 13 -20 10
AVERAGE 7 22 -15 21
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1902
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 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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