970  
CDUS43 KDMX 222229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SUN OCT 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 65 331 PM 87 1899 60 5 83  
MINIMUM 36 626 AM 21 1976 40 -4 55  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.23 2009 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.53 2.05 -1.52 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.96 5.23 -2.27 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.76 32.33 -10.57 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.5 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  
TODAY 14 15 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 180 231 -51 249  
SINCE SEP 1 183 317 -134 314  
SINCE JUL 1 185 322 -137 314  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 35 13 22 6  
SINCE SEP 1 212 133 79 162  
SINCE JAN 1 1281 1068 213 1322    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1895  
1937  
 
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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