563  
CDUS43 KDMX 282228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT MON OCT 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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 75 108 PM 84 1927 57 18 38  
MINIMUM 55 705 AM 7 1925 38 17 30  
AVERAGE 65 48 17 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.21 1982 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.55 -2.26 1.90  
SINCE SEP 1 0.89 5.73 -4.84 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 30.22 32.83 -2.61 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.2 2019 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 18 -18 31  
MONTH TO DATE 172 330 -158 229  
SINCE SEP 1 181 416 -235 232  
SINCE JUL 1 181 421 -240 234  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 13 16 41  
SINCE SEP 1 225 133 92 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1305 1068 237 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 800 AM  
LOWEST 54 100 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 89 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 11 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 28 2024.......SUNRISE 742 AM CDT SUNSET 614 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 29 2024.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 612 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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