556  
CDUS43 KDMX 240632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST WED JAN 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 35 430 PM 59 1909 31 4 31  
MINIMUM 32 1159 PM -22 1963 13 19 5  
AVERAGE 34 22 12 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.52 1894 0.03 0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.54 0.79 0.75 1.55  
SINCE DEC 1 3.08 2.37 0.71 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 1.54 0.79 0.75 1.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.5 1894 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 6.7 20.5 6.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 14.6 12.8 12.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 17.8 12.2 16.0  
SNOW DEPTH 12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 43 -12 47  
MONTH TO DATE 1089 980 109 804  
SINCE DEC 1 1936 2136 -200 2054  
SINCE JUL 1 2918 3383 -465 3252  
 
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 NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 88 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1967  
1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 24 2024.......SUNRISE 734 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST  
JANUARY 25 2024.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 521 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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