162  
CDUS43 KDMX 290634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST MON JAN 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 41 343 PM 56 1931 31 10 23  
MINIMUM 29 1157 PM -20 1885 14 15 10  
AVERAGE 35 22 13 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 30 43 -13 48  
MONTH TO DATE 1241 1195 46 1017  
SINCE DEC 1 2088 2351 -263 2267  
SINCE JUL 1 3070 3598 -528 3465  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 29 2024.......SUNRISE 730 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST  
JANUARY 30 2024.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 527 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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