485  
CDUS43 KDMX 150631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST MON JAN 15 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 -7 407 PM 57 1914 31 -38 41  
MINIMUM -17 824 AM -19 1881 14 -31 17  
1888  
AVERAGE -12 22 -34 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.03 2022 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.49 0.79 0.67  
SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.07 0.75 2.66  
SINCE JAN 1 1.28 0.49 0.79 0.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.8 2022 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 3.9 19.2 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 11.8 11.5 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 15.0 10.9 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 77 43 34 36  
MONTH TO DATE 597 593 4 494  
SINCE DEC 1 1444 1749 -305 1744  
SINCE JUL 1 2426 2996 -570 2942  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 900 PM  
LOWEST 60 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2024.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST  
JANUARY 16 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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