150  
CDUS43 KDMX 232231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT MON SEP 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 73 346 PM 92 1892 75 -2 81  
2017  
MINIMUM 52 516 AM 32 1983 53 -1 64  
AVERAGE 63 64 -1 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1935 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 2.52 -1.92 2.43  
SINCE SEP 1 0.60 2.52 -1.92 2.43  
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 29.62 0.31 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 4 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 51 -42 2  
SINCE SEP 1 9 51 -42 2  
SINCE JUL 1 9 56 -47 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 163 106 57 137  
SINCE SEP 1 163 106 57 137  
SINCE JAN 1 1243 1041 202 1206    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 400 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 92 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 31 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 23 2024.....SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 24 2024.....SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 707 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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