858  
CDUS43 KDMX 090631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT THU JUL 09 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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 90 418 PM 100 1936 86 4 84  
MINIMUM 68 807 PM 52 1891 66 2 66  
1908  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.32 2.20 1880 0.13 0.19 0.86  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 1.09 4.29 1.50  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 6.35 3.54 5.91  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 20.20 2.96 17.74  
 
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 14 11 3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 113 85 28 103  
SINCE JUN 1 343 315 28 406  
SINCE JAN 1 483 398 85 460    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 PM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 9 2026..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 850 PM CDT  
JULY 10 2026..........SUNRISE 550 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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