683  
CDUS43 KDMX 080630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SUN OCT 08 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 61 422 PM 91 1939 68 -7 57  
MINIMUM 39 417 AM 26 1952 47 -8 37  
AVERAGE 50 57 -7 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.67 1884 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.68 -0.57 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 2.54 3.86 -1.32 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 21.34 30.96 -9.62 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1935 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 15 9 6 18  
MONTH TO DATE 32 53 -21 31  
SINCE SEP 1 35 139 -104 96  
SINCE JUL 1 37 144 -107 96  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 8 27 0  
SINCE SEP 1 212 128 84 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1063 218 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 300 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2023.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2023.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 643 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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