046  
CDUS43 KDMX 310627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE OCT 31 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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 41 334 PM 85 1950 56 -15 64  
MINIMUM 26 332 AM 8 1925 37 -11 43  
AVERAGE 34 47 -13 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.72 1974 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.70 -0.80 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 5.88 -1.55 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 32.98 -9.85 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.8 1995 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 31 18 13 11  
MONTH TO DATE 293 366 -73 350  
SINCE SEP 1 296 452 -156 415  
SINCE JUL 1 298 457 -159 415  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 31 2023.......SUNRISE 745 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 1 2023......SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 610 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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