647  
CDUS43 KDMX 220635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN OCT 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 70 313 PM 86 1899 61 9 79  
1947  
MINIMUM 45 1130 PM 21 1930 41 4 46  
AVERAGE 58 51 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1908 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 1.97 -1.44 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.96 5.15 -2.19 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.76 32.25 -10.49 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1888 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 7 14 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 166 216 -50 249  
SINCE SEP 1 169 302 -133 314  
SINCE JUL 1 171 307 -136 314  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 600 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 623 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 23 2023.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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