219  
CDUS43 KDMX 180634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST THU JAN 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 23 1024 PM 59 1989 31 -8 35  
MINIMUM 0 133 AM -19 1930 13 -13 31  
AVERAGE 12 22 -10 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.61 2020 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 0.59 0.69 0.78  
SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.17 0.65 2.77  
SINCE JAN 1 1.28 0.59 0.69 0.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 6.0 1936 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 4.8 18.3 0.6  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 12.7 10.6 7.1  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 15.9 10.0 10.6  
SNOW DEPTH 11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 53 43 10 32  
MONTH TO DATE 790 722 68 571  
SINCE DEC 1 1637 1878 -241 1821  
SINCE JUL 1 2619 3125 -506 3019  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 600 AM  
LOWEST 48 500 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2024.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2024.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 514 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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