191  
CDUS43 KDMX 080632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 339 PM 100 1890 86 3 86  
1936  
2012  
MINIMUM 70 557 AM 52 1894 66 4 68  
1908  
AVERAGE 80 76 4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 2024 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 5.06 0.96 4.10 0.64  
SINCE JUN 1 9.57 6.22 3.35 5.05  
SINCE JAN 1 22.84 20.07 2.77 16.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 3 15 -12 4  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 11 4 12  
MONTH TO DATE 99 74 25 93  
SINCE JUN 1 329 304 25 396  
SINCE JAN 1 469 387 82 450    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 500 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 100 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 52 1891  
1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 850 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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