877  
CDUS43 KDMX 130635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN OCT 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 78 237 PM 91 1899 66 12 63  
MINIMUM 53 1155 PM 24 1909 45 8 52  
AVERAGE 66 55 11 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 13 12 35  
SINCE SEP 1 221 133 88 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1301 1068 233 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1100 PM  
LOWEST 45 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 20 1909  
1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2024.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2024.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 634 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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