738  
CDUS43 KDMX 212328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SUN JAN 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 24 406 PM 58 1992 31 -7 32  
MINIMUM -2 140 AM -26 1883 13 -15 25  
AVERAGE 11 22 -11 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 2018 0.03 -0.03 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.72 0.77 1.54  
SINCE DEC 1 3.03 2.30 0.73 3.53  
SINCE JAN 1 1.49 0.72 0.77 1.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1973 0.3 -0.3 0.6  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 6.0 21.2 5.9  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 13.9 13.5 12.4  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 17.1 12.9 15.9  
SNOW DEPTH 13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 54 43 11 36  
MONTH TO DATE 1027 894 133 712  
SINCE DEC 1 1874 2050 -176 1962  
SINCE JUL 1 2856 3297 -441 3160  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 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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