359  
CDUS43 KDMX 272228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT FRI OCT 27 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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 65 152 AM 84 1927 58 7 59  
MINIMUM 39 359 PM 14 1925 38 1 44  
AVERAGE 52 48 4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.65 1918 0.08 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.47 -0.57 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 5.65 -1.32 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 32.75 -9.62 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.4 1980 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 17 -4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 194 312 -118 311  
SINCE SEP 1 197 398 -201 376  
SINCE JUL 1 199 403 -204 376  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 67 200 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 84 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 7 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 27 2023.......SUNRISE 740 AM CDT SUNSET 616 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 28 2023.......SUNRISE 741 AM CDT SUNSET 615 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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