682  
CDUS43 KDMX 282232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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 88 312 PM 107 1931 86 2 90  
MINIMUM 77 547 AM 51 2013 67 10 68  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.44 2015 0.13 -0.13 0.44  
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 3.45 4.49 9.32  
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 8.71 3.74 13.73  
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 22.56 3.16 25.56  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
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 18 11 7 14  
MONTH TO DATE 390 305 85 351  
SINCE JUN 1 620 535 85 654  
SINCE JAN 1 760 618 142 708    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 700 AM  
LOWEST 59 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1887  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 28 2026..........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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