848  
CDUS43 KDMX 200640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 6 1201 AM 57 1914 31 -25 33  
MINIMUM -6 1152 PM -26 1892 13 -19 28  
AVERAGE 0 22 -22 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.50 1935 0.03 -0.03 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.65 0.84 1.48  
SINCE DEC 1 3.03 2.23 0.80 3.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.49 0.65 0.84 1.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.1 1938 0.3 -0.3 0.6  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 5.4 21.8 5.3  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 13.3 14.1 11.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 16.5 13.5 15.3  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 65 43 22 34  
MONTH TO DATE 906 808 98 637  
SINCE DEC 1 1753 1964 -211 1887  
SINCE JUL 1 2735 3211 -476 3085  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 600 AM  
LOWEST 65 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 64 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1883  
1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2024.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2024.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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