253  
CDUS43 KDMX 100634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT TUE OCT 10 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 64 131 PM 87 1938 67 -3 75  
MINIMUM 40 1140 PM 23 1895 46 -6 40  
AVERAGE 52 56 -4 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 88 1928  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 10 2023.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 642 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 11 2023.......SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 640 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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