540  
CDUS43 KDMX 250628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON SEP 25 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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 79 336 PM 92 2017 74 5 83  
MINIMUM 65 1159 PM 31 1942 52 13 54  
AVERAGE 72 63 9 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 25 2023.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 26 2023.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 705 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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