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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT FRI JUL 03 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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    241 PM 102    1911  85      6       84       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  50    1945  66      2       66       
                                      1959                           
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       75     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.54          2.92 1958   0.13   0.41     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      0.27   0.27     0.00     
  SINCE JUN 1      5.05                      5.53  -0.48     4.41     
  SINCE JAN 1     18.32                     19.38  -1.06    16.24     

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       15                        10      5       10        
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        20     15       21        
  SINCE JUN 1    265                       250     15      324        
  SINCE JAN 1    405                       333     72      378        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                      
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1936                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1967                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY  3 2026..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT     
JULY  4 2026..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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