033  
CDUS43 KDMX 182332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 23 1202 AM 63 1880 31 -8 21  
MINIMUM 11 849 AM -21 1887 13 -2 6  
AVERAGE 17 22 -5 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.68 2023 0.03 -0.03 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.62 -0.57 1.49  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.20 -0.49 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.62 -0.57 1.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 6.8 1931 0.3 -0.3 4.1  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 5.1 -4.0 27.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 13.0 -8.7 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 16.2 -11.9 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 48 43 5 51  
MONTH TO DATE 794 765 29 841  
SINCE DEC 1 1844 1921 -77 1688  
SINCE JUL 1 2708 3168 -460 2670  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 100 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1892  
 
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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