982  
CDUS43 KDMX 210638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1238 AM CST SUN JAN 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 8 415 PM 64 1895 31 -23 27  
MINIMUM -12 826 AM -20 1883 13 -25 24  
1985  
AVERAGE -2 22 -24 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.97 1904 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.69 0.80 1.48  
SINCE DEC 1 3.03 2.27 0.76 3.47  
SINCE JAN 1 1.49 0.69 0.80 1.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.8 1953 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 5.7 21.5 5.3  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 13.6 13.8 11.8  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 16.8 13.2 15.3  
SNOW DEPTH 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 67 43 24 39  
MONTH TO DATE 973 851 122 676  
SINCE DEC 1 1820 2007 -187 1926  
SINCE JUL 1 2802 3254 -452 3124  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 200 AM  
LOWEST 52 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1883  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2024.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2024.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 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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