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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CST FRI JAN 21 2022

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 2022...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2022


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         17    431 PM  58    1992  31    -14       43       
  MINIMUM         -9    801 AM -26    1883  13    -22       25       
  AVERAGE          4                        22    -18       34     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.44 2018   0.03  -0.03      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      0.72   0.71     0.48     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.20                      2.30  -0.10     2.44     
  SINCE JAN 1      1.43                      0.72   0.71     0.48     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           6.0  1973   0.3   -0.3       T       
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       6.0   12.5      6.3      
  SINCE DEC 1     20.1                      13.9    6.2     23.4      
  SINCE JUL 1     20.1                      17.1    3.0     28.6      
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           61                        43     18       31        
  MONTH TO DATE  992                       894     98      762        
  SINCE DEC 1   1921                      2050   -129     1861        
  SINCE JUL 1   2902                      3297   -395     3104        

 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     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                        


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                      
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      2002                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -23      1883                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JANUARY 21 2022.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST     
JANUARY 22 2022.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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