980  
CDUS43 KDMX 282228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT OCT 28 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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 38 116 PM 84 1927 57 -19 62  
MINIMUM 30 725 AM 7 1925 38 -8 37  
AVERAGE 34 48 -14 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1982 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.55 -0.65 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 5.73 -1.40 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 32.83 -9.70 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.2 2019 0.0 0.0 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 31 18 13 15  
MONTH TO DATE 229 330 -101 326  
SINCE SEP 1 232 416 -184 391  
SINCE JUL 1 234 421 -187 391  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 300 AM  
LOWEST 64 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 89 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 11 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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