681  
CDUS43 KDMX 272227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT WED SEP 27 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 74 348 PM 91 1956 73 1 70  
2021  
MINIMUM 54 424 AM 31 1889 51 3 47  
1942  
AVERAGE 64 62 2 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.25 1945 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.43 2.90 -0.47 3.52  
SINCE SEP 1 2.43 2.90 -0.47 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.23 30.00 -8.77 24.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 5 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 3 70 -67 38  
SINCE SEP 1 3 70 -67 38  
SINCE JUL 1 5 75 -70 38  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 150 114 36 156  
SINCE SEP 1 150 114 36 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1219 1049 170 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 55 400 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 99 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 26 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 27 2023.....SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 703 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 28 2023.....SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 702 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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