529  
CDUS43 KDMX 060637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT FRI OCT 06 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 75 1230 PM 95 1963 69 6 72  
MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 30 1952 48 1 53  
1988  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.79 2019 0.10 -0.10 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.50 -0.43 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 2.50 3.68 -1.18 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 21.30 30.78 -9.48 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 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 3 8 -5 2  
MONTH TO DATE 3 36 -33 7  
SINCE SEP 1 6 122 -116 72  
SINCE JUL 1 8 127 -119 72  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 6 29 0  
SINCE SEP 1 212 126 86 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1061 220 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 200 AM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 24 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 648 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 7 2023.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 647 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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