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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU JUL 09 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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         90    418 PM 100    1936  86      4       84       
  MINIMUM         68    807 PM  52    1891  66      2       66       
                                      1908                           
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       75     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.32          2.20 1880   0.13   0.19     0.86     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      1.09   4.29     1.50     
  SINCE JUN 1      9.89                      6.35   3.54     5.91     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     20.20   2.96    17.74     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        15    -12        4        
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3       10        
  MONTH TO DATE  113                        85     28      103        
  SINCE JUN 1    343                       315     28      406        
  SINCE JAN 1    483                       398     85      460        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                      
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1930                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1895                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY  9 2026..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT     
JULY 10 2026..........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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