198  
CDUS43 KDMX 122328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 36 407 AM 60 1928 31 5 19  
MINIMUM 19 459 PM -29 1912 14 5 5  
AVERAGE 28 22 6 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.13 1960 0.03 -0.03 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.42 -0.37 1.27  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.00 -0.29 2.81  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.42 -0.37 1.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 12.0 1890 0.3 -0.3 9.2  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.3 -2.3 22.5  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 11.2 -7.0 22.7  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 14.4 -10.2 25.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 43 -6 53  
MONTH TO DATE 531 507 24 451  
SINCE DEC 1 1581 1663 -82 1298  
SINCE JUL 1 2445 2910 -465 2280  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 AM  
LOWEST 57 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2025.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2025.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 508 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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