121  
CDUS43 KDMX 102226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT TUE OCT 10 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 10 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 67 350 PM 88 1928 67 0 78  
1962  
MINIMUM 34 555 AM 26 1964 45 -11 42  
AVERAGE 51 56 -5 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 1961 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.98 -0.87 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 2.54 4.16 -1.62 3.54  
SINCE JAN 1 21.34 31.26 -9.92 24.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.1 2009 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 14 10 4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 66 81 -15 60  
SINCE SEP 1 69 167 -98 125  
SINCE JUL 1 71 172 -101 125  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 11 24 0  
SINCE SEP 1 212 131 81 156  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1066 215 1316    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 30 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 86 1960  
1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 21 1987  
 
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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