786  
CDUS43 KDMX 122227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SAT OCT 12 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 78 237 PM 91 1899 66 12 63  
MINIMUM 58 718 AM 24 1909 45 13 52  
AVERAGE 68 55 13 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.96 1997 0.10 -0.10 0.31  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.17 -0.97 0.42  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.35 -3.55 2.85  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.45 -1.32 21.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 2018 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 11 -11 7  
MONTH TO DATE 21 102 -81 82  
SINCE SEP 1 30 188 -158 85  
SINCE JUL 1 30 193 -163 87  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 13 14 35  
SINCE SEP 1 223 133 90 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1303 1068 235 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 700 AM  
LOWEST 45 300 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1909  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2024.......SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 637 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 636 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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