495  
CDUS43 KDMX 042341  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
541 PM CST THU JAN 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 36 239 PM 55 1880 31 5 30  
MINIMUM 28 722 AM -25 1884 15 13 27  
AVERAGE 32 23 9 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1910 0.04 -0.04 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.73 -0.19 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.15 -0.15 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.0 1910 0.3 -0.3 0.6  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 9.0 -8.8 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 12.2 -9.4 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 42 -9 36  
MONTH TO DATE 136 167 -31 124  
SINCE DEC 1 983 1323 -340 1374  
SINCE JUL 1 1965 2570 -605 2572  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1200 AM  
LOWEST 56 300 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -30 1884  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 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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