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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         91    331 PM 102    1936  86      5       84       
  MINIMUM         72    522 AM  53    1906  67      5       68       
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       76     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.31 1922   0.11  -0.11     0.03     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      2.04   3.34     3.85     
  SINCE JUN 1      9.89                      7.30   2.59     8.26     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     21.15   2.01    20.09     

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       17                        11      6       11        
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       173     49      189        
  SINCE JUN 1    452                       403     49      492        
  SINCE JAN 1    592                       486    106      546        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    67                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1911                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 17 2026..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 PM CDT     
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 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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