638  
CDUS43 KDMX 132227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 62 221 PM 88 1975 65 -3 66  
MINIMUM 48 426 AM 20 1909 44 4 50  
1917  
AVERAGE 55 55 0 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.09 2012 0.09 -0.09 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.26 -1.06 0.51  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.44 -3.64 2.94  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.54 -1.41 21.74  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 11 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 31 113 -82 89  
SINCE SEP 1 40 199 -159 92  
SINCE JUL 1 40 204 -164 94  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 29 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1939  
 
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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