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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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         81    340 PM 107    1934  86     -5       84
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  51    1947  67      0       74
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1933   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      2.62   5.32     7.88
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      7.88   4.57    12.29
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     21.73   3.99    24.12

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        9                        11     -2       14
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       228     70      240
  SINCE JUN 1    528                       458     70      543
  SINCE JAN 1    668                       541    127      597
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     47           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 22 2026..........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
JULY 23 2026..........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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