182  
CDUS43 KDMX 182232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 70 302 PM 87 1950 62 8 43  
MINIMUM 52 1257 AM 21 2022 42 10 21  
AVERAGE 61 52 9 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.01 1892 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.52 1.71 -1.19 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.95 4.89 -1.94 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.75 31.99 -10.24 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 4 13 -9 33  
MONTH TO DATE 146 174 -28 205  
SINCE SEP 1 149 260 -111 270  
SINCE JUL 1 151 265 -114 270  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 800 AM  
LOWEST 39 200 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 85 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 629 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 628 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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