192  
CDUS43 KDMX 112228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT JUL 11 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 11 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 85 359 PM 103 1936 86 -1 81  
1954  
MINIMUM 68 508 AM 54 1898 66 2 67  
1926  
1945  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.26 2025 0.12 -0.12 2.07  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 1.46 3.92 3.82  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 6.72 3.17 8.23  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 20.57 2.59 20.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 12 11 1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 148 118 30 137  
SINCE JUN 1 378 348 30 440  
SINCE JAN 1 518 431 87 494    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 11 2026..........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 849 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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