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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
541 PM CDT TUE OCT 24 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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 74 100 PM 82 1897 59 15 72
1927
MINIMUM 66 438 AM 21 1887 40 26 42
AVERAGE 70 49 21 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.91 2021 0.08 -0.08 0.93
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 2.22 -1.67 1.03
SINCE SEP 1 2.98 5.40 -2.42 4.55
SINCE JAN 1 21.78 32.50 -10.72 25.67
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1962 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 16 -16 8
MONTH TO DATE 180 262 -82 257
SINCE SEP 1 183 348 -165 322
SINCE JUL 1 185 353 -168 322
COOLING
TODAY 5 0 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 41 13 28 13
SINCE SEP 1 218 133 85 169
SINCE JAN 1 1287 1068 219 1329
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 800 AM
LOWEST 68 1100 AM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 1927
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 1887
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 620 PM CDT
OCTOBER 25 2023.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 619 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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