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CDUS43 KDMX 192230
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU OCT 19 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 65 355 PM 85 2003 62 3 52
MINIMUM 53 839 AM 14 1972 42 11 20
AVERAGE 59 52 7 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.92 1934 0.08 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.79 -1.26 0.10
SINCE SEP 1 2.96 4.97 -2.01 3.62
SINCE JAN 1 21.76 32.07 -10.31 24.74
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.2 2020 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 14 -8 29
MONTH TO DATE 152 188 -36 234
SINCE SEP 1 155 274 -119 299
SINCE JUL 1 157 279 -122 299
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 NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 400 AM
LOWEST 54 400 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 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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