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CDUS43 KDMX 070646  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
146 AM CDT MON OCT 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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 71 404 PM 94 1963 69 2 56  
MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 24 1952 47 4 45  
AVERAGE 61 58 3 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.47 2017 0.09 -0.09 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.59 -0.39 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 3.77 -2.97 2.54  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 30.87 -0.74 21.34  
 
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 8 -4 14  
MONTH TO DATE 10 44 -34 17  
SINCE SEP 1 19 130 -111 20  
SINCE JUL 1 19 135 -116 22  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 7 7 35  
SINCE SEP 1 210 127 83 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1290 1062 228 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 300 AM  
LOWEST 28 500 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2024.......SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 645 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 8 2024.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 644 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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