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CXUS53 KDMX 012108  
CLMDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
408 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 95 10/05/1963  
LOW 7 10/28/1925  
HIGHEST 92 10/05 83 9  
LOWEST 31 10/16 26 5  
MEAN 60.0 53.2 6.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 0.0 1.0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 1 4.1 -3.1  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 7.41 2019  
MINIMUM 0.03 1952  
TOTALS 2.10 2.78 -0.68  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.09 -0.02  
DAYS >= .01 6  
DAYS >= .10 2  
DAYS >= .50 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 1  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
TOTALS 0.0 0.5 -0.5  
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.5 -0.5  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 189 383 -194  
SINCE 7/1 198 476 -278  
COOLING TOTAL 42 16 26  
SINCE 1/1 1318 1071 247    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/210 DATE 10/29  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 5 HAIL 1  
SLEET 0 FOG 2  
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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