894  
CDUS43 KDMX 230630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT MON OCT 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 65 331 PM 87 1899 60 5 83  
MINIMUM 36 626 AM 21 1976 40 -4 55  
AVERAGE 51 50 1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1895  
1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2023.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 622 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 620 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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