680  
CDUS43 KDMX 172340  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 50 115 PM 59 1989 31 19 23  
MINIMUM 28 237 AM -19 1930 13 15 0  
AVERAGE 39 22 17 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.61 2020 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.59 -0.54 1.28  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.17 -0.46 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.59 -0.54 1.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1936 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 4.8 -3.7 23.1  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 12.7 -8.4 23.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 15.9 -11.6 25.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 43 -17 53  
MONTH TO DATE 744 722 22 790  
SINCE DEC 1 1794 1878 -84 1637  
SINCE JUL 1 2658 3125 -467 2619  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM  
LOWEST 41 100 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE 738 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2025.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 514 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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