238  
CDUS43 KDMX 150627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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 54 440 PM 88 1897 65 -11 58  
MINIMUM 49 720 AM 23 1939 44 5 32  
AVERAGE 52 54 -2 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.10 2007 0.09 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.35 -0.83 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.95 4.53 -1.58 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.75 31.63 -9.88 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2018 0.0 0.0 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 13 11 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 102 124 -22 109  
SINCE SEP 1 105 210 -105 174  
SINCE JUL 1 107 215 -108 174  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 71 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 89 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1893  
1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2023.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 634 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 632 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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