828  
CDUS43 KDMX 220634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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 81 340 PM 107 1934 86 -5 84  
MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 51 1947 67 0 74  
AVERAGE 74 76 -2 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 9 11 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 298 228 70 240  
SINCE JUN 1 528 458 70 543  
SINCE JAN 1 668 541 127 597    
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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 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 109 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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