859  
CDUS43 KDMX 220636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST MON JAN 22 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 29 1159 PM 58 1992 31 -2 32  
MINIMUM -2 140 AM -26 1883 13 -15 25  
AVERAGE 14 22 -8 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 43 8 36  
MONTH TO DATE 1024 894 130 712  
SINCE DEC 1 1871 2050 -179 1962  
SINCE JUL 1 2853 3297 -444 3160  
 
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 S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1883  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2024.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST  
JANUARY 23 2024.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 519 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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