783  
CDUS43 KDMX 240629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT THU OCT 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 62 326 PM 84 1899 60 2 80  
MINIMUM 44 1056 PM 21 1895 40 4 51  
1937  
AVERAGE 53 50 3 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 15 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 122 246 -124 180  
SINCE SEP 1 131 332 -201 183  
SINCE JUL 1 131 337 -206 185  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 82 1897  
1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2024.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 619 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2024.......SUNRISE 739 AM CDT SUNSET 618 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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