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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 11 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         85    423 PM 103    1936  86     -1       81       
                                      1954                           
  MINIMUM         68    508 AM  54    1898  66      2       67       
                                      1926                           
                                      1945                           
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       74     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 2025   0.12  -0.12     2.07     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      1.46   3.92     3.82     
  SINCE JUN 1      9.89                      6.72   3.17     8.23     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     20.57   2.59    20.06     

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       12                        11      1        9        
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       118     30      137        
  SINCE JUN 1    378                       348     30      440        
  SINCE JAN 1    518                       431     87      494        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1939                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        53      1941                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 12 2026..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT     
JULY 13 2026..........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   848 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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