445  
CDUS43 KDMX 050629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SAT OCT 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 75 314 PM 92 1938 70 5 75  
MINIMUM 56 729 AM 29 1935 48 8 56  
1968  
1999  
AVERAGE 66 59 7 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.20 2.26 2013 0.09 0.11 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.40 -0.20 0.07  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 3.58 -2.78 2.50  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 30.68 -0.55 21.30  
 
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 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 28 -22 0  
SINCE SEP 1 15 114 -99 3  
SINCE JUL 1 15 119 -104 5  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 4 5 -1 35  
SINCE SEP 1 200 125 75 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1280 1060 220 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HAIL  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 600 AM  
LOWEST 49 100 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1952  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2024.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2024.......SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 647 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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