577  
CDUS43 KDMX 210629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON OCT 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 81 335 PM 88 2003 61 20 75  
MINIMUM 53 656 AM 20 1960 41 12 44  
AVERAGE 67 51 16 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 1971 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.20 1.88 -1.68 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 0.80 5.06 -4.26 2.96  
SINCE JAN 1 30.13 32.16 -2.03 21.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.1 1916 0.0 0.0 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  
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 5  
MONTH TO DATE 109 202 -93 159  
SINCE SEP 1 118 288 -170 162  
SINCE JUL 1 118 293 -175 164  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 13 14 35  
SINCE SEP 1 223 133 90 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1303 1068 235 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 700 AM  
LOWEST 23 400 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 1899  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2024.......SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2024.......SUNRISE 735 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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