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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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          2   1215 AM  59    1909  31    -29       24       
  MINIMUM        -12    813 AM -22    1963  13    -25        3       
  AVERAGE         -5                        22    -27       14     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.52 1894   0.03  -0.03      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.79   0.08     0.08     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      2.37  -0.67     1.74     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.87                      0.79   0.08     0.08     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1894   0.3   -0.3       T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       6.7   -5.6      1.5      
  SINCE DEC 1      9.2                      14.6   -5.4      4.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      17.8    2.4      4.7      
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       70                        43     27       51        
  MONTH TO DATE  883                       980    -97     1080        
  SINCE DEC 1   2042                      2136    -94     2130        
  SINCE JUL 1   3024                      3383   -359     2994        

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    52                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      1967                      
                                             1981                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1894                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST     
JANUARY 25 2026.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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