062  
CDUS43 KDMX 042333  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CST SAT JAN 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 13 459 PM 55 1880 31 -18 36  
MINIMUM 8 942 AM -25 1884 15 -7 27  
AVERAGE 11 23 -12 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.96 1910 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.15 -0.10 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 1.73 -0.02 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.15 -0.10 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.0 1910 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 9.0 -4.8 0.2  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 12.2 -8.0 2.8  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 54 42 12 33  
MONTH TO DATE 181 167 14 136  
SINCE DEC 1 1231 1323 -92 983  
SINCE JUL 1 2095 2570 -475 1965  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1200 AM  
LOWEST 55 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 65 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -30 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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