384  
CDUS43 KDMX 152231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT SUN OCT 15 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 55 1223 PM 89 1938 64 -9 67  
MINIMUM 45 134 AM 28 1893 43 2 29  
1952  
AVERAGE 50 54 -4 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.75 1880 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.44 -0.92 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.95 4.62 -1.67 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.75 31.72 -9.97 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1937 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  
TODAY 15 12 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 117 136 -19 126  
SINCE SEP 1 120 222 -102 191  
SINCE JUL 1 122 227 -105 191  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 300 AM  
LOWEST 56 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1943  
 
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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