358  
CDUS43 KDMX 290640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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 88 312 PM 107 1931 86 2 90  
MINIMUM 77 1159 PM 51 2013 67 10 68  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1887  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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