641  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 73 318 PM 87 1950 62 11 70  
MINIMUM 46 657 AM 21 2022 42 4 52  
AVERAGE 60 52 8 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 1892 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.71 -1.51 0.52  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.89 -4.09 2.95  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 31.99 -1.86 21.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 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 5 13 -8 4  
MONTH TO DATE 105 174 -69 146  
SINCE SEP 1 114 260 -146 149  
SINCE JUL 1 114 265 -151 151  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 55 700 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 85 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 14 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 626 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2024.......SUNRISE 733 AM CDT SUNSET 625 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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