330  
CDUS43 KDMX 150636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST WED JAN 15 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 1207 AM 57 1914 31 -8 -7  
MINIMUM -1 823 AM -19 1881 14 -15 -17  
1888  
AVERAGE 11 22 -11 -12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.03 2022 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.49 -0.44 1.28  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.07 -0.36 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.49 -0.44 1.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.1 9.8 2022 0.3 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 3.9 -2.8 23.1  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 11.8 -7.5 23.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 15.0 -10.7 25.9  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 54 43 11 77  
MONTH TO DATE 641 593 48 597  
SINCE DEC 1 1691 1749 -58 1444  
SINCE JUL 1 2555 2996 -441 2426  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 100 AM  
LOWEST 47 200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2025.......SUNRISE 739 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST  
JANUARY 16 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 511 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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