036  
CDUS43 KDMX 140630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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 1159 PM 62 1987 31 -8 6  
MINIMUM 5 753 AM -20 1916 14 -9 -14  
AVERAGE 14 22 -8 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.49 1979 0.04 -0.04 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.46 -0.41 1.28  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.04 -0.33 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.46 -0.41 1.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 5.9 1979 0.3 -0.3 0.6  
MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.6 -2.6 23.1  
SINCE DEC 1 4.2 11.5 -7.3 23.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.2 14.7 -10.5 25.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 51 43 8 69  
MONTH TO DATE 587 550 37 520  
SINCE DEC 1 1637 1706 -69 1367  
SINCE JUL 1 2501 2953 -452 2349  
 
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 SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 AM  
LOWEST 49 100 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -19 1881  
1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 14 2025.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST  
JANUARY 15 2025.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 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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