940  
CDUS43 KDMX 252232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT WED OCT 25 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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 66 359 PM 87 1927 59 7 50  
MINIMUM 61 807 AM 14 1887 39 22 36  
AVERAGE 64 49 15 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.42 1986 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.57 2.31 -1.74 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 3.00 5.49 -2.49 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 21.80 32.59 -10.79 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.7 1898 0.0 0.0 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 1 16 -15 22  
MONTH TO DATE 181 278 -97 279  
SINCE SEP 1 184 364 -180 344  
SINCE JUL 1 186 369 -183 344  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 78 200 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 1942  
 
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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