621  
CDUS43 KDMX 032329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST WED JAN 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 39 202 PM 60 1880 31 8 41  
MINIMUM 24 823 AM -21 1879 15 9 30  
AVERAGE 32 23 9 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.45 1971 0.04 -0.04 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.65  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.69 -0.15 2.64  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 13.6 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 8.7 -8.5 6.5  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 11.9 -9.1 10.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 42 -9 29  
MONTH TO DATE 103 125 -22 88  
SINCE DEC 1 950 1281 -331 1338  
SINCE JUL 1 1932 2528 -596 2536  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 700 AM  
LOWEST 62 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -25 1884  
 
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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