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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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