335  
CDUS43 KDMX 240635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 319 PM 92 1892 75 6 57  
2017  
MINIMUM 64 505 AM 32 1983 53 11 52  
AVERAGE 73 64 9 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.12 1935 0.10 -0.10 0.23  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 2.52 -0.09 3.52  
SINCE SEP 1 2.43 2.52 -0.09 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.23 29.62 -8.39 24.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 2 51 -49 24  
SINCE SEP 1 2 51 -49 24  
SINCE JUL 1 4 56 -52 24  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 3 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 137 106 31 152  
SINCE SEP 1 137 106 31 152  
SINCE JAN 1 1206 1041 165 1312    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 58 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 24 2023.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2023.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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