096  
CDUS43 KDMX 192233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT SAT OCT 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 76 342 PM 85 2003 62 14 65  
MINIMUM 45 658 AM 14 1972 42 3 49  
AVERAGE 61 52 9 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.92 1934 0.08 -0.08 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.79 -1.59 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 4.97 -4.17 2.96  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 32.07 -1.94 21.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.2 2020 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 14 -10 8  
MONTH TO DATE 109 188 -79 154  
SINCE SEP 1 118 274 -156 157  
SINCE JUL 1 118 279 -161 159  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 700 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1960  
 
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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