619  
CDUS43 KDMX 012333  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CST MON JAN 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 34 431 PM 61 1897 32 2 42  
MINIMUM 23 814 AM -19 2018 15 8 28  
AVERAGE 29 24 5 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 1942 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.62 -0.08 1.99  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 19.8 1942 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 8.2 -8.0 6.5  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 11.4 -8.6 10.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 36 41 -5 30  
MONTH TO DATE 36 41 -5 30  
SINCE DEC 1 883 1197 -314 1280  
SINCE JUL 1 1865 2444 -579 2478  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 700 AM  
LOWEST 56 300 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1879  
1885  
1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 1 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 455 PM CST  
JANUARY 2 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 456 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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