877  
CDUS43 KDMX 040645  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT FRI OCT 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 83 320 PM 92 1997 70 13 84  
MINIMUM 52 635 AM 29 1888 48 4 65  
AVERAGE 68 59 9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.61 1942 0.10 -0.10 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE T 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 500 AM  
LOWEST 29 500 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1935  
1968  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2024.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 650 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2024.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 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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