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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT SAT JUL 18 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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         91    328 PM 104    1930  86      5       83
                                      1934
  MINIMUM         73    533 AM  55    1882  67      6       62
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.17 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      2.28   3.10     3.85
  SINCE JUN 1      9.89                      7.54   2.35     8.26
  SINCE JAN 1     23.16                     21.39   1.77    20.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  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           17                        11      6        8
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       195     62      200
  SINCE JUN 1    487                       425     62      503
  SINCE JAN 1    627                       508    119      557
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     58           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 18 2026..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT
JULY 19 2026..........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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