495  
CDUS43 KDMX 170630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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 91 331 PM 102 1936 86 5 84  
MINIMUM 72 522 AM 53 1906 67 5 68  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.31 1922 0.11 -0.11 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 2.04 3.34 3.85  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 7.30 2.59 8.26  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 21.15 2.01 20.09  
 
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 17 11 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 222 173 49 189  
SINCE JUN 1 452 403 49 492  
SINCE JAN 1 592 486 106 546    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 104 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 846 PM CDT  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 845 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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