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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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          3   1159 PM  62    1967  31    -28       39       
                                      1981                           
  MINIMUM         -6    723 AM -21    1894  13    -19        3       
  AVERAGE         -1                        22    -23       21     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.42 1929   0.04  -0.02     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      0.83   0.06     0.08     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.72                      2.41  -0.69     1.74     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.89                      0.83   0.06     0.08     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.2           3.4  1929   0.3   -0.1      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       7.0   -5.7      1.5      
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                      14.9   -5.5      4.7      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      18.1    2.3      4.7      
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       66                        43     23       44        
  MONTH TO DATE  949                      1023    -74     1124        
  SINCE DEC 1   2108                      2179    -71     2174        
  SINCE JUL 1   3090                      3426   -336     3038        

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1944                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -27      1894                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 25 2026.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST     
JANUARY 26 2026.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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