040  
CDUS43 KDMX 230638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 73 402 PM 87 1899 60 13 65  
MINIMUM 55 706 AM 21 1976 40 15 36  
AVERAGE 64 50 14 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 2.23 2009 0.08 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 2.05 -1.79 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 0.86 5.23 -4.37 2.96  
SINCE JAN 1 30.19 32.33 -2.14 21.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1888 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 1 15 -14 14  
MONTH TO DATE 110 231 -121 180  
SINCE SEP 1 119 317 -198 183  
SINCE JUL 1 119 322 -203 185  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 13 16 35  
SINCE SEP 1 225 133 92 212  
SINCE JAN 1 1305 1068 237 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 400 AM  
LOWEST 39 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1895  
1937  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2024.......SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 621 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 619 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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