327  
CDUS43 KDMX 270637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST SAT JAN 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 37 541 PM 65 2002 31 6 22  
MINIMUM 34 1024 AM -17 1904 13 21 5  
AVERAGE 36 22 14 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.51 1996 0.04 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 0.90 1.01 1.55  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.48 0.97 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 0.90 1.01 1.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.7 1996 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 7.7 19.5 6.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 15.6 11.8 12.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 18.8 11.2 16.0  
SNOW DEPTH 7  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 43 -14 51  
MONTH TO DATE 1179 1109 70 934  
SINCE DEC 1 2026 2265 -239 2184  
SINCE JUL 1 3008 3512 -504 3382  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 92 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 96  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -16 1902  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 27 2024.......SUNRISE 731 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST  
JANUARY 28 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 525 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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