992  
CDUS43 KDMX 092227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON OCT 09 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 64 131 PM 87 1938 67 -3 75  
MINIMUM 40 628 AM 23 1895 46 -6 40  
AVERAGE 52 56 -4 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1985 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.89 -0.78 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 2.54 4.07 -1.53 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 21.34 31.17 -9.83 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1987 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 13 9 4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 52 71 -19 55  
SINCE SEP 1 55 157 -102 120  
SINCE JUL 1 57 162 -105 120  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 10 25 0  
SINCE SEP 1 212 130 82 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1065 216 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 600 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 1928  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2023.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 643 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2023.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 642 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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