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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
541 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 25 435 PM 56 1931 31 -6 55
MINIMUM 10 1217 AM -20 1885 14 -4 19
AVERAGE 18 22 -4 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.82 1989 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.97 -0.08 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.55 -0.83 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.97 -0.08 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 3.0 2001 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 8.4 -7.1 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 16.3 -6.9 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 19.5 0.9 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 47 43 4 28
MONTH TO DATE 1164 1195 -31 1263
SINCE DEC 1 2323 2351 -28 2313
SINCE JUL 1 3305 3598 -293 3177
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 60 1200 AM
LOWEST 36 100 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1919
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 527 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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