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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         98    359 PM 108    1934  86     12       87
  MINIMUM         73    611 AM  53    1880  67      6       70
  AVERAGE         86                        76     10       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.77 2025   0.11  -0.11     2.77
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      2.51   2.87     7.88
  SINCE JUN 1      9.89                      7.77   2.12    12.29
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     21.62   1.54    24.12

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           21                        11     10       14
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       217     73      226
  SINCE JUN 1    520                       447     73      529
  SINCE JAN 1    660                       530    130      583
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM
 LOWEST     49           200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       107      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 20 2026..........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
JULY 21 2026..........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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