691  
CDUS43 KDMX 032227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU OCT 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 83 320 PM 92 1997 70 13 84  
MINIMUM 52 635 AM 29 1888 48 4 65  
AVERAGE 68 59 9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.61 1942 0.10 -0.10 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.03  
SINCE SEP 1 0.60 3.49 -2.89 2.46  
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 30.59 -0.66 21.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1999 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 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 20 -14 0  
SINCE SEP 1 15 106 -91 3  
SINCE JUL 1 15 111 -96 5  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 10  
MONTH TO DATE 3 4 -1 34  
SINCE SEP 1 199 124 75 211  
SINCE JAN 1 1279 1059 220 1280    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 500 AM  
LOWEST 36 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935  
1968  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2024.......SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 652 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 4 2024.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 650 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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