011  
CDUS43 KDMX 130644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1244 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 19 1229 PM 60 1928 31 -12 29  
MINIMUM 5 1159 PM -29 1912 14 -9 19  
AVERAGE 12 22 -10 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.43 2.13 1960 0.03 0.40 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.27 0.42 0.85 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.81 2.00 0.81 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 1.27 0.42 0.85 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 9.2 12.0 1890 0.3 8.9 T  
MONTH TO DATE 22.5 3.3 19.2 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 22.7 11.2 11.5 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.3 14.4 10.9 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 53 43 10 41  
MONTH TO DATE 451 507 -56 414  
SINCE DEC 1 1298 1663 -365 1664  
SINCE JUL 1 2280 2910 -630 2862  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.6  
 
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 88 500 AM  
LOWEST 79 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 13 2024.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST  
JANUARY 14 2024.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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