241  
CDUS43 KDMX 190633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1233 AM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 23 1202 AM 63 1880 31 -8 21  
MINIMUM 8 1159 PM -21 1887 13 -5 6  
AVERAGE 16 22 -6 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 49 43 6 51  
MONTH TO DATE 795 765 30 841  
SINCE DEC 1 1845 1921 -76 1688  
SINCE JUL 1 2709 3168 -459 2670  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1914  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 19 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST  
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 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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