226  
CDUS43 KDMX 100642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1242 AM CST WED JAN 10 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 32 334 AM 59 2020 31 1 52  
MINIMUM 19 1159 PM -24 1886 14 5 24  
AVERAGE 26 22 4 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 8.3 R 7.3 1957 0.2 8.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 11.4 2.4 9.0 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 11.6 10.3 1.3 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 14.2 13.5 0.7 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 6  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 39 43 -4 27  
MONTH TO DATE 313 378 -65 311  
SINCE DEC 1 1160 1534 -374 1561  
SINCE JUL 1 2142 2781 -639 2759  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 84 700 PM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 10 2024.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST  
JANUARY 11 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 505 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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