668  
CDUS43 KDMX 280644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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 65 152 AM 84 1927 58 7 59  
MINIMUM 31 1159 PM 14 1925 38 -7 44  
AVERAGE 48 48 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 17 17 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 198 312 -114 311  
SINCE SEP 1 201 398 -197 376  
SINCE JUL 1 203 403 -200 376  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 15.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 84 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 7 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 28 2023.......SUNRISE 741 AM CDT SUNSET 615 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 29 2023.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 613 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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