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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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         88    312 PM 107    1931  86      2       90       
  MINIMUM         77   1159 PM  51    2013  67     10       68       
  AVERAGE         83                        76      7       79     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 2015   0.13  -0.13     0.44     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      3.45   4.49     9.32     
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      8.71   3.74    13.73     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     22.56   3.16    25.56     

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       18                        11      7       14        
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       305     85      351        
  SINCE JUN 1    620                       535     85      654        
  SINCE JAN 1    760                       618    142      708        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    72                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1887                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1971                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 29 2026..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT     
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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