234  
CDUS43 KDMX 130632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI OCT 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 63 528 PM 91 1899 66 -3 69  
MINIMUM 52 212 AM 24 1909 45 7 43  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.31 1.96 1997 0.10 0.21 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.42 1.17 -0.75 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.85 4.35 -1.50 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.65 31.45 -9.80 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 2018 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 7 11 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 82 102 -20 69  
SINCE SEP 1 85 188 -103 134  
SINCE JUL 1 87 193 -106 134  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 13 22 2  
SINCE SEP 1 212 133 79 158  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1068 213 1318    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 PM  
LOWEST 80 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1909  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2023.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2023.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 635 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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