894 CDUS43 KDMX 010649 RRB CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1248 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 48 153 PM 65 1989 32 16 40 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM -21 1996 15 19 27 AVERAGE 41 24 17 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 2015 0.04 -0.04 0.75 MONTH TO DATE 0.68 1.00 -0.32 1.35 SINCE DEC 1 6.12 2.42 3.70 2.38 SINCE JAN 1 0.68 1.00 -0.32 1.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 2002 0.3 -0.3 5.2 MONTH TO DATE 4.0 8.5 -4.5 11.7 SINCE DEC 1 11.8 17.5 -5.7 13.6 SINCE JUL 1 18.7 20.4 -1.7 19.4 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 42 -18 31 MONTH TO DATE 1267 1316 -49 1189 SINCE DEC 1 2152 2522 -370 2208 SINCE JUL 1 3033 3780 -747 3525 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 300 AM LOWEST 60 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 60 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 1 2016......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 530 PM CST FEBRUARY 2 2016......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 531 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$