669  
CDUS43 KDMX 040631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1231 AM CST SAT JAN 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 23 1227 AM 60 1880 31 -8 39  
MINIMUM 12 1159 PM -21 1879 15 -3 24  
AVERAGE 18 23 -5 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1971 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.11 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 1.69 0.02 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.11 -0.06 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 13.6 1971 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 8.7 -4.5 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 11.9 -7.7 2.8  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 47 42 5 33  
MONTH TO DATE 127 125 2 103  
SINCE DEC 1 1177 1281 -104 950  
SINCE JUL 1 2041 2528 -487 1932  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 65 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -25 1884  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 458 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 459 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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