721  
CDUS43 KDMX 282328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SUN JAN 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 41 343 PM 56 1931 31 10 23  
MINIMUM 31 926 AM -20 1885 14 17 10  
AVERAGE 36 22 14 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.82 1989 0.04 -0.04 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 0.97 0.94 1.64  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.55 0.90 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 0.97 0.94 1.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 3.0 2001 0.4 -0.4 1.0  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 8.4 18.8 7.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 16.3 11.1 13.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 19.5 10.5 17.0  
SNOW DEPTH 4  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 43 -14 48  
MONTH TO DATE 1240 1195 45 1017  
SINCE DEC 1 2087 2351 -264 2267  
SINCE JUL 1 3069 3598 -529 3465  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 73 500 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1966  
 
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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