678  
CDUS43 KDMX 212327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 12 438 PM 58 1992 31 -19 29  
MINIMUM -13 744 AM -26 1883 13 -26 -2  
AVERAGE 0 22 -22 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 2018 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.72 -0.67 1.49  
SINCE DEC 1 1.71 2.30 -0.59 3.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.05 0.72 -0.67 1.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.0 1973 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 1.1 6.0 -4.9 27.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.3 13.9 -9.6 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.3 17.1 -12.8 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 65 43 22 51  
MONTH TO DATE 988 894 94 1024  
SINCE DEC 1 2038 2050 -12 1871  
SINCE JUL 1 2902 3297 -395 2853  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 800 AM  
LOWEST 31 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 59 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 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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