598  
CDUS43 KDMX 290639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1239 AM CST WED JAN 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 55 351 PM 56 1931 31 24 41  
MINIMUM 19 714 AM -20 1885 14 5 29  
AVERAGE 37 22 15 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.82 1989 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.97 -0.89 1.91  
SINCE DEC 1 1.74 2.55 -0.81 3.45  
SINCE JAN 1 0.08 0.97 -0.89 1.91  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 2001 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.5 8.4 -6.9 27.2  
SINCE DEC 1 4.7 16.3 -11.6 27.4  
SINCE JUL 1 4.7 19.5 -14.8 30.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 43 -15 30  
MONTH TO DATE 1263 1195 68 1241  
SINCE DEC 1 2313 2351 -38 2088  
SINCE JUL 1 3177 3598 -421 3070  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 800 AM  
LOWEST 29 300 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 62 1919  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 29 2025.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST  
JANUARY 30 2025.......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 528 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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