390  
CDUS43 KDMX 302228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 84 232 PM 103 1955 85 -1 80  
MINIMUM 70 645 AM 47 1971 66 4 68  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.12 1940 0.12 -0.12 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 7.94 3.69 4.25 10.62  
SINCE JUN 1 12.45 8.95 3.50 15.03  
SINCE JAN 1 25.72 22.80 2.92 26.86  
 
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 12 11 1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 416 327 89 377  
SINCE JUN 1 646 557 89 680  
SINCE JAN 1 786 640 146 734    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 500 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 105 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 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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