647  
CDUS43 KDMX 312231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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 60 215 AM 86 1950 56 4 38  
MINIMUM 41 910 AM 18 1949 37 4 21  
AVERAGE 51 46 5 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 1.87 1922 0.08 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 2.78 -0.68 1.90  
SINCE SEP 1 2.70 5.96 -3.26 4.33  
SINCE JAN 1 32.03 33.06 -1.03 23.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1991 0.0 MM T  
2023  
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 14 19 -5 35  
MONTH TO DATE 186 385 -199 328  
SINCE SEP 1 195 471 -276 331  
SINCE JUL 1 195 476 -281 333  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 16 26 41  
SINCE SEP 1 238 136 102 218  
SINCE JAN 1 1318 1071 247 1287    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 52 400 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1895  
 
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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