Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
813 AM CST SAT FEB 01 2025

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             67   01/08/2003
 LOW             -30   01/05/1884
HIGHEST           55   01/28         50       5
                       01/30
LOWEST           -13   01/21        -10      -3
MEAN            21.7               22.3    -0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32    19               16.3     2.7
DAYS MIN <= 32    30               29.5     0.5
DAYS MIN <= 0      4                5.3    -1.3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.38   1960
 MINIMUM        0.07   1954
TOTALS          0.21               1.08   -0.87
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        3
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           1.5                9.4    -7.9
SINCE 7/1        4.7               20.5   -15.8

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1333               1322      11
 SINCE 7/1      3247               3724    -477
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/310    DATE  01/12


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        4
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     0     HAZE                       1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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