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CDUS43 KDMX 082231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT TUE OCT 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 77 231 PM 88 1938 68 9 72  
MINIMUM 49 645 AM 24 2000 46 3 44  
AVERAGE 63 57 6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1970 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.79 -0.59 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 3.97 -3.17 2.54  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.07 -0.94 21.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 2 9 -7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 21 62 -41 39  
SINCE SEP 1 30 148 -118 42  
SINCE JUL 1 30 153 -123 44  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 9 5 35  
SINCE SEP 1 210 129 81 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1290 1064 226 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 800 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 23 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2024.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 644 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2024.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 642 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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