451  
CDUS43 KDMX 132328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 6 318 AM 62 1987 31 -25 28  
MINIMUM -7 459 PM -20 1916 14 -21 13  
AVERAGE 0 22 -22 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.49 1979 0.04 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.46 0.82 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.04 0.78 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 1.28 0.46 0.82 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.9 1979 0.3 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 22.5 3.6 18.9 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 22.7 11.5 11.2 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.3 14.7 10.6 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 65 43 22 44  
MONTH TO DATE 516 550 -34 458  
SINCE DEC 1 1363 1706 -343 1708  
SINCE JUL 1 2345 2953 -608 2906  
 
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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 72 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1881  
1888  
 
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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