685  
CDUS43 KDMX 310628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST WED JAN 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 44 237 PM 65 2012 32 12 11  
MINIMUM 32 536 AM -20 2019 14 18 -1  
AVERAGE 38 23 15 5  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.35 2013 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.04 0.87 1.64  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.62 0.83 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.04 0.87 1.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 2013 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 9.0 18.2 7.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 16.9 10.5 13.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 20.1 9.9 17.0  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 42 -15 60  
MONTH TO DATE 1294 1279 15 1136  
SINCE DEC 1 2141 2435 -294 2386  
SINCE JUL 1 3123 3682 -559 3584  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 300 AM  
LOWEST 67 300 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 65 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -21 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 31 2024.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 1 2024......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 530 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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