774  
CDUS43 KDMX 030639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST WED JAN 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 38 404 PM 60 2004 32 6 40  
MINIMUM 23 639 AM -19 1879 15 8 32  
1885  
1887  
AVERAGE 31 23 8 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1982 0.03 -0.03 0.54  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.54  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.65 -0.11 2.53  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1982 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 8.4 -8.2 6.5  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 11.6 -8.8 10.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 42 -8 29  
MONTH TO DATE 70 83 -13 59  
SINCE DEC 1 917 1239 -322 1309  
SINCE JUL 1 1899 2486 -587 2507  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1000 AM  
LOWEST 72 300 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1879  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 457 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 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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