487  
CDUS43 KDMX 060633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1233 AM CST SAT JAN 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 35 417 PM 65 2012 31 4 31  
MINIMUM 26 847 AM -30 1884 15 11 21  
AVERAGE 31 23 8 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.36 1946 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 1.54 1.76 -0.22 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.18 -0.18 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 10.2 1929 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.4 -1.4 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 9.3 -9.1 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 12.5 -9.7 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 42 -8 39  
MONTH TO DATE 170 209 -39 163  
SINCE DEC 1 1017 1365 -348 1413  
SINCE JUL 1 1999 2612 -613 2611  
 
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 SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 900 AM  
LOWEST 66 300 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 54 1933  
1961  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 500 PM CST  
JANUARY 7 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 501 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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