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CDUS43 KDMX 010633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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 60 215 AM 86 1950 56 4 38  
MINIMUM 35 1141 PM 18 1949 37 -2 21  
AVERAGE 48 46 2 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1991 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 19 -2 35  
MONTH TO DATE 189 385 -196 328  
SINCE SEP 1 198 471 -273 331  
SINCE JUL 1 198 476 -278 333  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
NOVEMBER 1 2024......SUNRISE 747 AM CDT SUNSET 609 PM CDT  
NOVEMBER 2 2024......SUNRISE 748 AM CDT SUNSET 607 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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