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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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         77    252 PM 109    1901  86     -9       91       
  MINIMUM         61    546 AM  51    1947  67     -6       73       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       82     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1966   0.11  -0.11     0.27     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      2.73   5.21     8.15     
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      7.99   4.46    12.56     
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     21.84   3.88    24.39     

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        4                        11     -7       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       239     63      257        
  SINCE JUN 1    532                       469     63      560        
  SINCE JAN 1    672                       552    120      614        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    68                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      2012                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1887                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT     
JULY 24 2026..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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