438  
CDUS43 KDMX 232234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT WED OCT 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 62 326 PM 84 1899 60 2 80  
MINIMUM 49 753 AM 21 1895 40 9 51  
1937  
AVERAGE 56 50 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.19 1977 0.09 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.14 -1.87 0.55  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 5.32 -4.45 2.98  
SINCE JAN 1 30.20 32.42 -2.22 21.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.8 1938 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  
TODAY 9 15 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 119 246 -127 180  
SINCE SEP 1 128 332 -204 183  
SINCE JUL 1 128 337 -209 185  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 29 13 16 36  
SINCE SEP 1 225 133 92 213  
SINCE JAN 1 1305 1068 237 1282    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 700 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1897  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1887  
 
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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