671  
CDUS43 KDMX 030641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1241 AM CST FRI JAN 03 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 27 314 PM 60 2004 32 -5 38  
MINIMUM 16 941 PM -19 1879 15 1 23  
1885  
1887  
AVERAGE 22 23 -1 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.00 1982 0.03 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 1.65 0.06 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.07 -0.02 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.0 7.0 1982 0.2 0.8 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 8.4 -4.2 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 11.6 -7.4 2.8  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 43 42 1 34  
MONTH TO DATE 80 83 -3 70  
SINCE DEC 1 1130 1239 -109 917  
SINCE JUL 1 1994 2486 -492 1899  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1100 AM  
LOWEST 74 500 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 60 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1879  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 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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