497  
CDUS43 KDMX 242230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT SUN SEP 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 336 PM 92 2017 74 5 83  
MINIMUM 65 645 AM 31 1942 52 13 54  
AVERAGE 72 63 9 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.12 1931 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 2.62 -0.19 3.52  
SINCE SEP 1 2.43 2.62 -0.19 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.23 29.72 -8.49 24.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1985 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 55 -53 24  
SINCE SEP 1 2 55 -53 24  
SINCE JUL 1 4 60 -56 24  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 144 108 36 156  
SINCE SEP 1 144 108 36 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1213 1043 170 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 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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