760  
CDUS43 KDMX 292238  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CDT TUE OCT 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 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 83 1258 PM 89 1937 57 26 37  
MINIMUM 70 733 AM 11 1925 38 32 26  
AVERAGE 77 47 30 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.94 1896 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 2.63 -2.34 1.90  
SINCE SEP 1 0.89 5.81 -4.92 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 30.22 32.91 -2.69 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1923 0.0 0.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 18 -18 33  
MONTH TO DATE 172 348 -176 262  
SINCE SEP 1 181 434 -253 265  
SINCE JUL 1 181 439 -258 267  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 0 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 41 13 28 41  
SINCE SEP 1 237 133 104 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1317 1068 249 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 800 AM  
LOWEST 44 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 8 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 29 2024.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 612 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 30 2024.......SUNRISE 745 AM CDT SUNSET 611 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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