626  
CDUS43 KDMX 080639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST WED JAN 08 2025  
   
...............................  
 
   
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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    
...............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 22 307 PM 59 2003 31 -9 30  
MINIMUM 7 640 AM -25 1912 14 -7 24  
AVERAGE 15 23 -8 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1937 0.03 -0.03 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.25 -0.20 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 1.83 -0.12 1.56  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.25 -0.20 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.1 1913 0.3 -0.3 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.9 -0.9 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 9.8 -5.6 0.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 13.0 -8.8 3.0  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 50 42 8 38  
MONTH TO DATE 329 293 36 241  
SINCE DEC 1 1379 1449 -70 1088  
SINCE JUL 1 2243 2696 -453 2070  
 
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    
...............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
......................................................  
 
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 67 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1886  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST  
JANUARY 9 2025.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab IA Page
Main Text Page