306  
CDUS43 KDMX 040633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT WED OCT 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 84 331 PM 92 1997 70 14 76  
MINIMUM 65 1159 PM 29 1888 48 17 53  
AVERAGE 75 59 16 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.61 1942 0.10 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.31 -0.28 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 2.46 3.49 -1.03 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.26 30.59 -9.33 24.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 4 30 0  
SINCE SEP 1 211 124 87 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1280 1059 221 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 600 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935  
1968  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2023.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 652 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2023.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 650 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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