723  
CDUS43 KDMX 132227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT FRI OCT 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 66 1146 AM 88 1975 65 1 54  
MINIMUM 57 359 PM 20 1909 44 13 36  
1917  
AVERAGE 62 55 7 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.09 2012 0.09 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.45 1.26 -0.81 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.88 4.44 -1.56 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.68 31.54 -9.86 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 11 -8 20  
MONTH TO DATE 85 113 -28 89  
SINCE SEP 1 88 199 -111 154  
SINCE JUL 1 90 204 -114 154  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 62 400 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1939  
 
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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