043  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 91 328 PM 104 1930 86 5 83  
1934  
MINIMUM 73 533 AM 55 1882 67 6 62  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.17 1989 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 2.28 3.10 3.85  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 7.54 2.35 8.26  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 21.39 1.77 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 8  
MONTH TO DATE 257 195 62 200  
SINCE JUN 1 487 425 62 503  
SINCE JAN 1 627 508 119 557    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 58 100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 109 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 844 PM CDT  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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