914  
CDUS43 KDMX 160634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 56 338 PM 89 1938 64 -8 55  
MINIMUM 35 1159 PM 28 1893 43 -8 43  
1952  
AVERAGE 46 54 -8 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 19 12 7 16  
MONTH TO DATE 71 136 -65 118  
SINCE SEP 1 80 222 -142 121  
SINCE JUL 1 80 227 -147 123  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 1100 PM  
LOWEST 30 300 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 629 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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