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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 20 359 PM 63 2002 31 -11 51
MINIMUM 13 1028 AM -16 1902 13 0 14
AVERAGE 17 22 -5 33
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.24 1949 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.93 -0.04 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.51 -0.79 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.93 -0.04 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 9.6 1949 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 8.0 -6.7 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 15.9 -6.5 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 19.1 1.3 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 48 43 5 32
MONTH TO DATE 1114 1152 -38 1235
SINCE DEC 1 2273 2308 -35 2285
SINCE JUL 1 3255 3555 -300 3149
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 NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 200 AM
LOWEST 37 300 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 56 1931
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1885
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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