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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT THU JUL 30 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         86    354 PM 102    1887  86      0       92
  MINIMUM         72    515 AM  51    1971  67      5       71
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1895   0.12  -0.12     0.58
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      3.57   4.37     9.90
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      8.83   3.62    14.31
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     22.68   3.04    26.14

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       14                        11      3       17
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       316     88      368
  SINCE JUN 1    634                       546     88      671
  SINCE JAN 1    774                       629    145      725
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM
 LOWEST     55           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       103      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 30 2026..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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