419  
CDUS43 KDMX 112227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 11 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 86R 323 PM 86 1960 66 20 64  
1962  
MINIMUM 56 623 AM 21 1987 45 11 47  
AVERAGE 71 56 15 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.63 1890 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.07 -0.87 0.11  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.25 -3.45 2.54  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.35 -1.22 21.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2006 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2009  
2019  
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 10 -10 9  
MONTH TO DATE 21 91 -70 75  
SINCE SEP 1 30 177 -147 78  
SINCE JUL 1 30 182 -152 80  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 1 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 12 12 35  
SINCE SEP 1 220 132 88 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1300 1067 233 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 11 2024.......SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 639 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 12 2024.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 637 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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