129  
CDUS43 KDMX 160644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1244 AM CST THU JAN 16 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 31 435 PM 58 2006 31 0 1  
MINIMUM 2 1249 AM -27 1888 13 -11 -17  
AVERAGE 17 22 -5 -8  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.82 1889 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.52 -0.47 1.28  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.10 -0.39 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.52 -0.47 1.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1906 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 4.2 -3.1 23.1  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 12.1 -7.8 23.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 15.3 -11.0 25.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 48 43 5 73  
MONTH TO DATE 689 636 53 670  
SINCE DEC 1 1739 1792 -53 1517  
SINCE JUL 1 2603 3039 -436 2499  
 
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 SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 511 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 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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