015  
CDUS43 KDMX 010631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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 38 300 PM 86 1950 56 -18 67  
MINIMUM 21 1157 PM 18 1949 37 -16 40  
AVERAGE 30 46 -16 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 35 19 16 11  
MONTH TO DATE 328 385 -57 361  
SINCE SEP 1 331 471 -140 426  
SINCE JUL 1 333 476 -143 426  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 17.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 1100 PM  
LOWEST 47 100 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 1 2023......SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 2 2023......SUNRISE 747 AM CDT SUNSET 608 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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