645  
CDUS43 KDMX 180628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 92 418 PM 104 1936 86 6 74  
MINIMUM 73 551 AM 49 1911 67 6 61  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.84 1996 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 2.16 3.22 3.85  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 7.42 2.47 8.26  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 21.27 1.89 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 18 11 7 3  
MONTH TO DATE 240 184 56 192  
SINCE JUN 1 470 414 56 495  
SINCE JAN 1 610 497 113 549    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 600 AM  
LOWEST 50 500 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 104 1930  
1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 55 1882  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 844 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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