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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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         38   1244 AM  57    1914  31      7       23       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -19    1881  14      2       -1       
                                      1888                           
  AVERAGE         27                        22      5       11     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 2022   0.03  -0.03      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.49   0.36     0.05     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      2.07  -0.39     1.71     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.85                      0.49   0.36     0.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.8  2022   0.3   -0.3      0.1      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.9   -3.8      1.1      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.2                      11.8   -3.6      4.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.2                      15.0    4.2      4.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       38                        43     -5       54        
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       593   -166      641        
  SINCE DEC 1   1586                      1749   -163     1691        
  SINCE JUL 1   2568                      2996   -428     2555        

 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     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      2006                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -27      1888                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST     
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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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