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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 15 323 PM 65 2012 32 -17 55
MINIMUM 2 735 AM -20 2019 14 -12 26
AVERAGE 9 23 -14 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.35 2013 0.04 -0.04 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.04 -0.15 0.08
SINCE DEC 1 1.72 2.62 -0.90 1.74
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 1.04 -0.15 0.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 6.1 2013 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.3 9.0 -7.7 1.5
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 16.9 -7.5 4.7
SINCE JUL 1 20.4 20.1 0.3 4.7
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 56 42 14 24
MONTH TO DATE 1269 1279 -10 1311
SINCE DEC 1 2428 2435 -7 2361
SINCE JUL 1 3410 3682 -272 3225
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 600 AM
LOWEST 48 200 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 1989
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -21 1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 529 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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