090  
CDUS43 KDMX 182332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST THU JAN 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 21 1242 PM 63 1880 31 -10 34  
MINIMUM 14 459 PM -21 1887 13 1 31  
AVERAGE 18 22 -4 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 0.68 2023 0.03 0.03 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 1.34 0.62 0.72 1.46  
SINCE DEC 1 2.88 2.20 0.68 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.34 0.62 0.72 1.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 6.8 1931 0.3 MM 4.1  
MONTH TO DATE 23.1 5.1 18.0 4.7  
SINCE DEC 1 23.3 13.0 10.3 11.2  
SINCE JUL 1 25.9 16.2 9.7 14.7  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 47 43 4 32  
MONTH TO DATE 837 765 72 603  
SINCE DEC 1 1684 1921 -237 1853  
SINCE JUL 1 2666 3168 -502 3051  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 PM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1892  
 
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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