967  
CDUS43 KDMX 300628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 328 PM 91 2023 72 14 91  
MINIMUM 57 629 AM 28 1899 50 7 61  
1984  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.38 1985 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 3.08 -2.48 2.43  
SINCE SEP 1 0.60 3.08 -2.48 2.43  
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 30.18 -0.25 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 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  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 82 -73 3  
SINCE SEP 1 9 82 -73 3  
SINCE JUL 1 9 87 -78 5  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 188 118 70 161  
SINCE SEP 1 188 118 70 161  
SINCE JAN 1 1268 1053 215 1230    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1952  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 26 1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2024.....SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 657 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 1 2024.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 655 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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