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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2026

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         84    232 PM 103    1955  85     -1       80
  MINIMUM         70    645 AM  47    1971  66      4       68
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.12 1940   0.12   0.06     0.72
  MONTH TO DATE    8.12                      3.69   4.43    10.62
  SINCE JUN 1     12.63                      8.95   3.68    15.03
  SINCE JAN 1     25.90                     22.80   3.10    26.86

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       12                        11      1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       327     89      377
  SINCE JUN 1    646                       557     89      680
  SINCE JAN 1    786                       640    146      734
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM
 LOWEST     53           300 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2026..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
AUGUST  1 2026........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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