768  
CDUS43 KDMX 310638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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 76 1200 PM 85 1950 56 20 41  
MINIMUM 55 424 PM 8 1925 37 18 26  
AVERAGE 66 47 19 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.76R 1.72 1974 0.07 1.69 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.05 2.70 -0.65 1.90  
SINCE SEP 1 2.65 5.88 -3.23 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 31.98 32.98 -1.00 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.8 1995 0.1 -0.1 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 31 2024.......SUNRISE 746 AM CDT SUNSET 610 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 1 2024......SUNRISE 747 AM CDT SUNSET 609 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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