365  
CDUS43 KDMX 062331  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CST SAT JAN 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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 34 436 PM 54 1933 31 3 36  
1961  
2012  
MINIMUM 29 541 AM -19 1912 15 14 19  
AVERAGE 32 23 9 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.38 1995 0.04 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.22 -0.21 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 1.55 1.80 -0.25 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.22 -0.21 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.7 1995 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.6 -1.6 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 0.2 9.5 -9.3 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 12.7 -9.9 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 42 -9 37  
MONTH TO DATE 203 251 -48 200  
SINCE DEC 1 1050 1407 -357 1450  
SINCE JUL 1 2032 2654 -622 2648  
 
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 AM  
LOWEST 81 100 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 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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