234  
CDUS43 KDMX 140638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 6 318 AM 62 1987 31 -25 28  
MINIMUM -14 1159 PM -20 1916 14 -28 13  
AVERAGE -4 22 -26 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.6 5.9 1979 0.3 0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 3.6 19.5 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 11.5 11.8 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 14.7 11.2 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 69 43 26 44  
MONTH TO DATE 520 550 -30 458  
SINCE DEC 1 1367 1706 -339 1708  
SINCE JUL 1 2349 2953 -604 2906  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.8  
 
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  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 70 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1881  
1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 14 2024.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST  
JANUARY 15 2024.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 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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