760  
CDUS43 KDMX 160629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 55 1223 PM 89 1938 64 -9 67  
MINIMUM 43 1056 PM 28 1893 43 0 29  
1952  
AVERAGE 49 54 -5 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 17  
MONTH TO DATE 118 136 -18 126  
SINCE SEP 1 121 222 -101 191  
SINCE JUL 1 123 227 -104 191  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 632 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 631 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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