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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         95    508 PM 106    1930  86      9       93       
  MINIMUM         81   1159 PM  53    1971  67     14       72       
  AVERAGE         88                        76     12       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 2008   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      3.32   4.62     8.88     
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      8.58   3.87    13.29     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     22.43   3.29    25.12     

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       23                        11     12       18        
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       294     78      337        
  SINCE JUN 1    602                       524     78      640        
  SINCE JAN 1    742                       607    135      694        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     61          1000 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       107      1931                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      2013                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 28 2026..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT     
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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