964  
CDUS43 KDMX 302229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT WED OCT 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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 76 1200 PM 85 1950 56 20 41  
MINIMUM 55 347 PM 8 1925 37 18 26  
AVERAGE 66 47 19 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.76 1.72 1974 0.07 0.69 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 2.70 -1.65 1.90  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 5.88 -4.23 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 32.98 -2.00 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 1.8 1995 0.1 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 T  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 18 -18 31  
MONTH TO DATE 172 366 -194 293  
SINCE SEP 1 181 452 -271 296  
SINCE JUL 1 181 457 -276 298  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 13 29 41  
SINCE SEP 1 238 133 105 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1068 250 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 PM  
LOWEST 55 300 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 30 2024.......SUNRISE 745 AM CDT SUNSET 611 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 31 2024.......SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 610 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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