048  
CDUS43 KDMX 242228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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 70 246 PM 82 1897 59 11 74  
1927  
MINIMUM 40 618 AM 21 1887 40 0 62  
AVERAGE 55 49 6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.91 2021 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.22 -1.95 0.57  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 5.40 -4.53 3.00  
SINCE JAN 1 30.20 32.50 -2.30 21.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.4 1962 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 16 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 132 262 -130 180  
SINCE SEP 1 141 348 -207 183  
SINCE JUL 1 141 353 -212 185  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 29 13 16 39  
SINCE SEP 1 225 133 92 216  
SINCE JAN 1 1305 1068 237 1285    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 29 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 87 1927  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 14 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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