073  
CDUS43 KDMX 232240  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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 77 359 PM 105 2012 86 -9 93  
MINIMUM 62 612 AM 52 1887 67 -5 77  
AVERAGE 70 76 -6 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.03 1896 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 2.85 5.09 8.15  
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 8.11 4.34 12.56  
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 21.96 3.76 24.39  
 
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 5 11 -6 20  
MONTH TO DATE 307 250 57 277  
SINCE JUN 1 537 480 57 580  
SINCE JAN 1 677 563 114 634    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 107 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1891  
1906  
 
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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