175  
CDUS43 KDMX 292231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT SUN OCT 29 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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 37 359 PM 89 1937 57 -20 66  
MINIMUM 31 856 AM 11 1925 38 -7 37  
AVERAGE 34 47 -13 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.94 1896 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.63 -0.73 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 5.81 -1.48 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 32.91 -9.78 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 2.5 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 18 13 13  
MONTH TO DATE 260 348 -88 339  
SINCE SEP 1 263 434 -171 404  
SINCE JUL 1 265 439 -174 404  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 8 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 29 2023.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 613 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 30 2023.......SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 612 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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