089  
CDUS43 KDMX 260635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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 66 600 PM 87 1927 59 7 50  
MINIMUM 61 807 AM 14 1887 39 22 36  
AVERAGE 64 49 15 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 0.42 1986 0.09 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 2.31 -1.69 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 3.05 5.49 -2.44 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 21.85 32.59 -10.74 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1100 PM  
LOWEST 78 200 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 85 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 16 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 26 2023.......SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 27 2023.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 616 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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