923  
CDUS43 KDMX 200628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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 86 458 PM 109 1934 86 0 87  
MINIMUM 68 348 AM 52 1947 67 1 67  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.32 1904 0.12 -0.12 1.26  
MONTH TO DATE 5.38 2.40 2.98 5.11  
SINCE JUN 1 9.89 7.66 2.23 9.52  
SINCE JAN 1 23.16 21.51 1.65 21.35  
 
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 12 11 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 269 206 63 212  
SINCE JUN 1 499 436 63 515  
SINCE JAN 1 639 519 120 569    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 108 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1880  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT  
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 559 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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