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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
553 PM CST THU JAN 29 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 22 412 PM 62 1919 31 -9 54
MINIMUM 10 914 AM -23 1966 14 -4 27
AVERAGE 16 22 -6 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1947 0.03 -0.03 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.00 -0.11 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.58 -0.86 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.00 -0.11 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 11.2 1947 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 8.7 -7.4 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 16.6 -7.2 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 19.8 0.6 4.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 49 42 7 24
MONTH TO DATE 1213 1237 -24 1287
SINCE DEC 1 2372 2393 -21 2337
SINCE JUL 1 3354 3640 -286 3201
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 700 AM
LOWEST 41 400 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 2019
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 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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