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60°F During First Week

08 Jan 2026 05:30 AM
Yesterday's daily Feature bemoaned that the really warm temperatures had mostly kept just to the west of Iowa. On Wednesday, a decent portion of the state got to experience very warm air for the first week of January with Des Moines setting a record high of 60°F. The featured chart presents the warmest daily high temperature each year for Des Moines during the first week of each year. Only four other years have seen such a warm temperature during this period with plenty of years not even seeing an above freezing temperature during it. Much closer to average temperatures are expected over the upcoming days, but nothing much for seasonally cold values.

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