592  
CDUS43 KDMX 190640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 21 1242 PM 63 1880 31 -10 34  
MINIMUM 6 1159 PM -21 1887 13 -7 31  
AVERAGE 14 22 -8 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.21 0.68 2023 0.03 0.18 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.62 0.87 1.46  
SINCE DEC 1 3.03 2.20 0.83 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.49 0.62 0.87 1.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 4.1 6.8 1931 0.3 3.8 4.1  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 5.1 22.1 4.7  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 13.0 14.4 11.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 16.2 13.8 14.7  
SNOW DEPTH 11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 43 8 32  
MONTH TO DATE 841 765 76 603  
SINCE DEC 1 1688 1921 -233 1853  
SINCE JUL 1 2670 3168 -498 3051  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 PM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 19 2024.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
JANUARY 20 2024.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 515 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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