595  
CDUS43 KDMX 230628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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 77 252 PM 109 1901 86 -9 91  
MINIMUM 61 546 AM 51 1947 67 -6 73  
AVERAGE 69 76 -7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.21 1966 0.11 -0.11 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 2.73 5.21 8.15  
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 7.99 4.46 12.56  
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 21.84 3.88 24.39  
 
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 4 11 -7 17  
MONTH TO DATE 302 239 63 257  
SINCE JUN 1 532 469 63 560  
SINCE JAN 1 672 552 120 614    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 51 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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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