230  
CDUS43 KDMX 200630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 8 1211 AM 57 1914 31 -23 6  
MINIMUM -4 915 AM -26 1892 13 -17 -6  
AVERAGE 2 22 -20 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.50 1935 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.65 -0.60 1.49  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.23 -0.52 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.65 -0.60 1.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.1 1938 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 5.4 -4.3 27.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 13.3 -9.0 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 16.5 -12.2 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 63 43 20 65  
MONTH TO DATE 858 808 50 906  
SINCE DEC 1 1908 1964 -56 1753  
SINCE JUL 1 2772 3211 -439 2735  
 
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    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 500 AM  
LOWEST 40 400 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 64 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1883  
1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2025.......SUNRISE 736 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IA Page Main Text Page