098  
CDUS43 KDMX 170637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 65 306 PM 87 1950 63 2 57  
MINIMUM 41 709 AM 26 1943 43 -2 36  
AVERAGE 53 53 0 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.86 1879 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.53 -1.01 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.95 4.71 -1.76 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.75 31.81 -10.06 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1992 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 12 12 0 18  
MONTH TO DATE 130 148 -18 144  
SINCE SEP 1 133 234 -101 209  
SINCE JUL 1 135 239 -104 209  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 500 AM  
LOWEST 41 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 23 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 629 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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