398  
CDUS43 KDMX 172232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 17 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 84 216 PM 101 2021 83 1 81  
MINIMUM 59 755 AM 46 1999 63 -4 66  
AVERAGE 72 73 -1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.94 1883 0.18 -0.15 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 3.07 0.33 0.69  
SINCE JUN 1 3.40 3.07 0.33 0.69  
SINCE JAN 1 16.67 16.92 -0.25 12.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 36.5 -6.4 14.3  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 12 -11 4  
SINCE JUN 1 1 12 -11 4  
SINCE JUL 1 5321 6175 -854 5484  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 8 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 135 109 26 114  
SINCE JUN 1 135 109 26 114  
SINCE JAN 1 275 192 83 168    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 42 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 49 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 17 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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