740  
CDUS43 KDMX 250643  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
143 AM CDT WED OCT 25 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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 74 100 PM 82 1897 59 15 72  
1927  
MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 21 1887 40 22 42  
AVERAGE 68 49 19 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.91 2021 0.08 -0.06 0.93  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 2.22 -1.65 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 3.00 5.40 -2.40 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 21.80 32.50 -10.70 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 39 13 26 13  
SINCE SEP 1 216 133 83 169  
SINCE JAN 1 1285 1068 217 1329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 800 AM  
LOWEST 57 700 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 25 2023.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 26 2023.......SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 617 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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