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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         25    912 PM  64    1895  31     -6        9       
  MINIMUM          5    829 AM -20    1883  13     -8      -10       
                                      1985                           
  AVERAGE         15                        22     -7        0     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1904   0.04  -0.04      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.69   0.18     0.05     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      2.27  -0.57     1.71     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.87                      0.69   0.18     0.05     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1953   0.3   -0.3       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       5.7   -4.6      1.1      
  SINCE DEC 1      9.2                      13.6   -4.4      4.3      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      16.8    3.4      4.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       50                        43      7       65        
  MONTH TO DATE  726                       851   -125      923        
  SINCE DEC 1   1885                      2007   -122     1973        
  SINCE JUL 1   2867                      3254   -387     2837        

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1992                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -26      1883                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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