974  
CDUS43 KDMX 300647  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
147 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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 86 354 PM 102 1887 86 0 92  
MINIMUM 72 515 AM 51 1971 67 5 71  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.93 1895 0.12 -0.12 0.58  
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 3.57 4.37 9.90  
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 8.83 3.62 14.31  
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 22.68 3.04 26.14  
 
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 14 11 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 404 316 88 368  
SINCE JUN 1 634 546 88 671  
SINCE JAN 1 774 629 145 725    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 500 AM  
LOWEST 55 200 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 103 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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