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CDUS43 KDMX 292327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST MON JAN 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 50 341 PM 62 1919 31 19 10  
MINIMUM 27 554 AM -23 1966 14 13 1  
AVERAGE 39 22 17 6  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1947 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.00 0.91 1.64  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.58 0.87 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.00 0.91 1.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 11.2 1947 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 8.7 18.5 7.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 16.6 10.8 13.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 19.8 10.2 17.0  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 42 -16 59  
MONTH TO DATE 1267 1237 30 1076  
SINCE DEC 1 2114 2393 -279 2326  
SINCE JUL 1 3096 3640 -544 3524  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 59 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 2019  
 
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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