480  
CDUS43 KDMX 162333  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 7 325 PM 59 1990 31 -24 54  
MINIMUM -11 252 AM -20 1888 13 -24 35  
AVERAGE -2 22 -24 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1980 0.03 -0.03 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.55 0.73 0.78  
SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.13 0.69 2.77  
SINCE JAN 1 1.28 0.55 0.73 0.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1885 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 4.5 18.6 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 12.4 10.9 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 15.6 10.3 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 67 43 24 20  
MONTH TO DATE 737 679 58 539  
SINCE DEC 1 1584 1835 -251 1789  
SINCE JUL 1 2566 3082 -516 2987  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 100 AM  
LOWEST 52 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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