706  
CDUS43 KDMX 232229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT MON OCT 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 80 259 PM 84 1899 60 20 83  
MINIMUM 51 315 AM 21 1895 40 11 61  
1937  
AVERAGE 66 50 16 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.19 1977 0.09 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 2.14 -1.59 0.10  
SINCE SEP 1 2.98 5.32 -2.34 3.62  
SINCE JAN 1 21.78 32.42 -10.64 24.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.8 1938 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 0 15 -15 0  
MONTH TO DATE 180 246 -66 249  
SINCE SEP 1 183 332 -149 314  
SINCE JUL 1 185 337 -152 314  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 36 13 23 13  
SINCE SEP 1 213 133 80 169  
SINCE JAN 1 1282 1068 214 1329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 300 AM  
LOWEST 45 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1897  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1887  
 
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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