534  
CDUS43 KDMX 182227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 18 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 76 356 PM 98 1953 83 -7 82  
MINIMUM 61 620 AM 49 2000 63 -2 63  
AVERAGE 69 73 -4 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.45 1998 0.18 -0.18 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 3.40 3.25 0.15 0.74  
SINCE JUN 1 3.40 3.25 0.15 0.74  
SINCE JAN 1 16.67 17.10 -0.43 12.57  
 
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 4 8 -4 8  
MONTH TO DATE 139 117 22 122  
SINCE JUN 1 139 117 22 122  
SINCE JAN 1 279 200 79 176    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 600 AM  
LOWEST 45 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1936  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1882  
1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JUNE 18 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
JUNE 19 2026..........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 852 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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