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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         77    359 PM 105    2012  86     -9       93
  MINIMUM         62    612 AM  52    1887  67     -5       77
  AVERAGE         70                        76     -6       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.03 1896   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      2.85   5.09     8.15
  SINCE JUN 1     12.45                      8.11   4.34    12.56
  SINCE JAN 1     25.72                     21.96   3.76    24.39

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            5                        11     -6       20
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       250     57      277
  SINCE JUN 1    537                       480     57      580
  SINCE JAN 1    677                       563    114      634
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM
 LOWEST     52          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       107      1901
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1891
                                             1906


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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