771  
CDUS43 KDMX 210648  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1248 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 9 1203 PM 64 1895 31 -22 8  
MINIMUM -10 1159 PM -20 1883 13 -23 -12  
1985  
AVERAGE 0 22 -22 -2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.97 1904 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.69 -0.64 1.49  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.27 -0.56 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.69 -0.64 1.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.8 1953 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 5.7 -4.6 27.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 13.6 -9.3 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 16.8 -12.5 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 65 43 22 67  
MONTH TO DATE 923 851 72 973  
SINCE DEC 1 1973 2007 -34 1820  
SINCE JUL 1 2837 3254 -417 2802  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 400 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 58 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -26 1883  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2025.......SUNRISE 735 AM CST SUNSET 518 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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