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CDUS43 KDMX 122245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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 90 359 PM 105 1939 86 4 81  
MINIMUM 42R 245 PM 53 1941 67 -25 65  
AVERAGE 66 76 -10 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.28 1987 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 1.57 3.81 3.82  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 6.83 3.06 8.23  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 20.68 2.48 20.06  
 
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 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
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 1 11 -10 8  
MONTH TO DATE 149 129 20 145  
SINCE JUN 1 379 359 20 448  
SINCE JAN 1 519 442 77 502    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 40 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 107 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1950  
1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 849 PM CDT  
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 848 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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