653  
CDUS43 KDMX 312228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT TUE OCT 31 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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 38 300 PM 86 1950 56 -18 67  
MINIMUM 28 1020 AM 18 1949 37 -9 40  
AVERAGE 33 46 -13 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.87 1922 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 2.78 -0.88 1.03  
SINCE SEP 1 4.33 5.96 -1.63 4.55  
SINCE JAN 1 23.13 33.06 -9.93 25.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 1991 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 32 19 13 11  
MONTH TO DATE 325 385 -60 361  
SINCE SEP 1 328 471 -143 426  
SINCE JUL 1 330 476 -146 426  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 41 16 25 13  
SINCE SEP 1 218 136 82 169  
SINCE JAN 1 1287 1071 216 1329    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 500 AM  
LOWEST 47 100 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1895  
 
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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