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CDUS43 KDMX 092335  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
535 PM CST TUE JAN 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 32 334 AM 59 2020 31 1 52  
MINIMUM 27 459 PM -24 1886 14 13 24  
AVERAGE 30 22 8 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.42 0.52 1901 0.03 0.39 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 0.32 0.43 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.29 1.90 0.39 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.75 0.32 0.43 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 7.3 1957 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.1 2.4 0.7 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 10.3 -7.0 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 5.9 13.5 -7.6 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 6  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 43 -8 27  
MONTH TO DATE 309 378 -69 311  
SINCE DEC 1 1156 1534 -378 1561  
SINCE JUL 1 2138 2781 -643 2759  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 85 500 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 504 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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