769  
CDUS43 KDMX 262228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT THU OCT 26 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 26 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 70 359 PM 85 1927 58 12 57  
MINIMUM 64 255 AM 16 1942 39 25 35  
AVERAGE 67 48 19 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.26R 1.11 1918 0.08 1.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 2.39 -0.51 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.31 5.57 -1.26 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.11 32.67 -9.56 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.8 1997 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 0 17 -17 19  
MONTH TO DATE 181 295 -114 298  
SINCE SEP 1 184 381 -197 363  
SINCE JUL 1 186 386 -200 363  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 84 400 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 84 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 14 1925  
 
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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