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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT TUE OCT 17 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 69 354 PM 87 2016 63 6 44
MINIMUM 37 428 AM 23 1948 43 -6 29
AVERAGE 53 53 0 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.87 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.62 -1.10 0.10
SINCE SEP 1 2.95 4.80 -1.85 3.62
SINCE JAN 1 21.75 31.90 -10.15 24.74
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM T 1990 0.0 MM 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 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 12 13 -1 28
MONTH TO DATE 142 161 -19 172
SINCE SEP 1 145 247 -102 237
SINCE JUL 1 147 252 -105 237
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 89 600 AM
LOWEST 30 400 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022
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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