628  
CDUS43 KDMX 120637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 27 212 PM 55 1992 31 -4 42  
2002  
MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -21 1912 14 0 26  
AVERAGE 21 22 -1 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.90 1890 0.03 0.00 0.00  
1960  
MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.39 0.45 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.38 1.97 0.41 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 0.84 0.39 0.45 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.7 6.3 1905 0.3 0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 13.3 3.0 10.3 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 13.5 10.9 2.6 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 16.1 14.1 2.0 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 44 43 1 31  
MONTH TO DATE 398 464 -66 373  
SINCE DEC 1 1245 1620 -375 1623  
SINCE JUL 1 2227 2867 -640 2821  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 300 AM  
LOWEST 77 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1928  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -29 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 507 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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