891  
CDUS43 KDMX 280636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST SUN JAN 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 35 118 PM 63 2002 31 4 38  
MINIMUM 31 458 PM -16 1902 13 18 21  
AVERAGE 33 22 11 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1949 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 0.93 0.98 1.55  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.51 0.94 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 0.93 0.98 1.55  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.6 1949 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 8.0 19.2 6.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 15.9 11.5 12.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 19.1 10.9 16.0  
SNOW DEPTH 6  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 32 43 -11 35  
MONTH TO DATE 1211 1152 59 969  
SINCE DEC 1 2058 2308 -250 2219  
SINCE JUL 1 3040 3555 -515 3417  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM  
LOWEST 88 900 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 56 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1885  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST  
JANUARY 29 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 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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