593  
CDUS43 KDMX 152236  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CDT TUE OCT 15 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 56 338 PM 89 1938 64 -8 55  
MINIMUM 37 708 AM 28 1893 43 -6 43  
1952  
AVERAGE 47 54 -7 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.75 1880 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.44 -1.24 0.52  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.62 -3.82 2.95  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.72 -1.59 21.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1937 0.0 0.0 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 18 12 6 16  
MONTH TO DATE 70 136 -66 118  
SINCE SEP 1 79 222 -143 121  
SINCE JUL 1 79 227 -148 123  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 700 AM  
LOWEST 30 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 631 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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