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CDUS43 KDMX 020634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED OCT 02 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 69 338 PM 92 1976 71 -2 91  
MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 29 1985 49 3 64  
AVERAGE 61 60 1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.59 2019 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.60 3.29 -2.69 2.43  
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 30.39 -0.46 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 6 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 13 92 -79 3  
SINCE JUL 1 13 97 -84 5  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 13  
SINCE SEP 1 196 122 74 190  
SINCE JAN 1 1276 1057 219 1259    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 1100 PM  
LOWEST 19 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 27 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2024.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 654 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2024.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 652 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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