186  
CDUS43 KDMX 032228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT TUE OCT 03 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 84 331 PM 92 1997 70 14 76  
MINIMUM 67 648 AM 29 1888 48 19 53  
AVERAGE 76 59 17 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.61 1942 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.43 3.49 -1.06 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.23 30.59 -9.36 24.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1999 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 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 20 -20 5  
SINCE SEP 1 3 106 -103 70  
SINCE JUL 1 5 111 -106 70  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 1 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 4 31 0  
SINCE SEP 1 212 124 88 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1059 222 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 600 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935  
1968  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2023.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 653 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2023.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 652 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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