707  
CDUS43 KDMX 140631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 14 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 66 1146 AM 88 1975 65 1 54  
MINIMUM 50 751 PM 20 1909 44 6 36  
1917  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 2.09 2012 0.09 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.51 1.26 -0.75 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.94 4.44 -1.50 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.74 31.54 -9.80 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 7 11 -4 20  
MONTH TO DATE 89 113 -24 89  
SINCE SEP 1 92 199 -107 154  
SINCE JUL 1 94 204 -110 154  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1000 PM  
LOWEST 62 400 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 14 2023.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 635 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 15 2023.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 634 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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