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CDUS43 KDMX 180634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1234 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 50 115 PM 59 1989 31 19 23  
MINIMUM 23 1159 PM -19 1930 13 10 0  
AVERAGE 37 22 15 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 28 43 -15 53  
MONTH TO DATE 746 722 24 790  
SINCE DEC 1 1796 1878 -82 1637  
SINCE JUL 1 2660 3125 -465 2619  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 63 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2025.......SUNRISE 737 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 515 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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