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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CST THU JAN 16 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         45    120 PM  59    1990  31     14        7       
  MINIMUM         26   1228 AM -20    1888  13     13      -11       
  AVERAGE         36                        22     14       -2     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.04 1980   0.03  -0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.55  -0.50     1.28     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.71                      2.13  -0.42     2.82     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.05                      0.55  -0.50     1.28     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           3.9  1885   0.3   -0.3      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       4.5   -3.4     23.1      
  SINCE DEC 1      4.3                      12.4   -8.1     23.3      
  SINCE JUL 1      4.3                      15.6  -11.3     25.9      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           29                        43    -14       67        
  MONTH TO DATE  718                       679     39      737        
  SINCE DEC 1   1768                      1835    -67     1584        
  SINCE JUL 1   2632                      3082   -450     2566        

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           800 AM                                      
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1989                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -19      1930                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 16 2025.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST     
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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