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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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 81 340 PM 107 1934 86 -5 84
MINIMUM 71 558 AM 51 1947 67 4 74
AVERAGE 76 76 0 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.33 1933 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 2.62 5.32 7.88
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 7.88 4.57 12.29
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 21.73 3.99 24.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
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 11 11 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 300 228 72 240
SINCE JUN 1 530 458 72 543
SINCE JAN 1 670 541 129 597
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 AM
LOWEST 47 400 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 109 1901
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 843 PM CDT
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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