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CDUS43 KDMX 052228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT OCT 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 92 359 PM 95 1963 69 23 75  
MINIMUM 58 559 AM 30 1952 48 10 49  
1988  
AVERAGE 75 58 17 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 2019 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.50 -0.30 0.07  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 3.68 -2.88 2.50  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 30.78 -0.65 21.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 8 -8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 6 36 -30 3  
SINCE SEP 1 15 122 -107 6  
SINCE JUL 1 15 127 -112 8  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 6 8 35  
SINCE SEP 1 210 126 84 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1290 1061 229 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 24 1952  
 
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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