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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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   1048 AM  59    1990  31      7       45       
  MINIMUM         10   1148 PM -20    1888  13     -3       26       
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2       36     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1980   0.03  -0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.55   0.30     0.05     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      2.13  -0.45     1.71     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.85                      0.55   0.30     0.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.4           3.9  1885   0.3    0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       4.5   -4.0      1.1      
  SINCE DEC 1      8.6                      12.4   -3.8      4.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     19.6                      15.6    4.0      4.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       29        
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       679   -168      718        
  SINCE DEC 1   1670                      1835   -165     1768        
  SINCE JUL 1   2652                      3082   -430     2632        

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1989                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -19      1930                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST     
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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