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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         20    303 PM  65    2002  31    -11       32       
  MINIMUM         -7    745 AM -17    1904  13    -20       10       
  AVERAGE          7                        22    -15       21     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1996   0.04  -0.04     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      0.90  -0.01     0.08     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.72                      2.48  -0.76     1.74     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.89                      0.90  -0.01     0.08     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.7  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       7.7   -6.4      1.5      
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                      15.6   -6.2      4.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      18.8    1.6      4.7      
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       58                        43     15       44        
  MONTH TO DATE 1066                      1109    -43     1203        
  SINCE DEC 1   2225                      2265    -40     2253        
  SINCE JUL 1   3207                      3512   -305     3117        

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    61                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        63      2002                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -16      1902                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST     
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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