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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         46    121 AM  67    2003  31     15       25       
  MINIMUM         36   1143 PM -17    1886  14     22        4       
  AVERAGE         41                        22     19       15     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.80R         0.32 1937   0.04   0.76     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      0.29   0.51     0.05     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.63                      1.87  -0.24     1.71     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.80                      0.29   0.51     0.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.5  1964   0.3   MM        0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2      1.0      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.1                      10.1   -2.0      4.2      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                      13.3    5.8      4.2      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       24                        42    -18       50        
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       335    -88      379        
  SINCE DEC 1   1406                      1491    -85     1429        
  SINCE JUL 1   2388                      2738   -350     2293        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                      
 LOWEST     51           200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      2020                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -24      1886                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY  9 2026.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST     
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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