295  
CDUS43 KDMX 010637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1237 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 56 359 PM 65 1989 32 24 20  
MINIMUM 24 657 AM -21 1996 14 10 -4  
AVERAGE 40 23 17 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 2015 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.08 0.83 1.64  
SINCE DEC 1 3.45 2.66 0.79 3.63  
SINCE JAN 1 1.91 1.08 0.83 1.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.2 2015 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 27.2 9.4 17.8 7.0  
SINCE DEC 1 27.4 17.3 10.1 13.5  
SINCE JUL 1 30.0 20.5 9.5 17.0  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 42 -17 57  
MONTH TO DATE 1319 1321 -2 1193  
SINCE DEC 1 2166 2477 -311 2443  
SINCE JUL 1 3148 3724 -576 3641  
 
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 SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 55 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 1 2024......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 530 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 2 2024......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 531 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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