453  
CDUS43 KDMX 112340  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CST THU JAN 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 27 212 PM 55 1992 31 -4 42  
2002  
MINIMUM 20 459 PM -21 1912 14 6 26  
AVERAGE 24 22 2 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.90 1890 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
1960  
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.39 0.42 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.35 1.97 0.38 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.81 0.39 0.42 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.3 1905 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 12.6 3.0 9.6 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 12.8 10.9 1.9 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 15.4 14.1 1.3 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 41 43 -2 31  
MONTH TO DATE 395 464 -69 373  
SINCE DEC 1 1242 1620 -378 1623  
SINCE JUL 1 2224 2867 -643 2821  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 300 AM  
LOWEST 77 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 11 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST  
JANUARY 12 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 506 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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