014  
CDUS43 KDMX 162338  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CST THU JAN 16 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 45 120 PM 59 1990 31 14 7  
MINIMUM 26 1228 AM -20 1888 13 13 -11  
AVERAGE 36 22 14 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1980 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.55 -0.50 1.28  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.13 -0.42 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.55 -0.50 1.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.9 1885 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 4.5 -3.4 23.1  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 12.4 -8.1 23.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 15.6 -11.3 25.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 43 -14 67  
MONTH TO DATE 718 679 39 737  
SINCE DEC 1 1768 1835 -67 1584  
SINCE JUL 1 2632 3082 -450 2566  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 800 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -19 1930  
 
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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