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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 70 254 PM 87 2016 63 7 69
MINIMUM 39 701 AM 23 1948 43 -4 37
AVERAGE 55 53 2 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1963 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.62 -1.42 0.52
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.80 -4.00 2.95
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.90 -1.77 21.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1990 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 10 13 -3 12
MONTH TO DATE 100 161 -61 142
SINCE SEP 1 109 247 -138 145
SINCE JUL 1 109 252 -143 147
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 700 AM
LOWEST 17 300 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1950
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 628 PM CDT
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 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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