071  
CDUS43 KDMX 020628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON OCT 02 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 91 355 PM 92 1976 71 20 74  
MINIMUM 64 629 AM 29 1985 49 15 49  
AVERAGE 78 60 18 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.59 2019 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.43 3.29 -0.86 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.23 30.39 -9.16 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 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 3  
SINCE SEP 1 3 92 -89 68  
SINCE JUL 1 5 97 -92 68  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 2 11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 2 11 0  
SINCE SEP 1 190 122 68 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1259 1057 202 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2023.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 655 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2023.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 653 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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