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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT SUN OCT 29 2023

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 29 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         37    359 PM  89    1937  57    -20       66       
  MINIMUM         31    856 AM  11    1925  38     -7       37       
  AVERAGE         34                        47    -13       52     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.94 1896   0.08  -0.08     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      2.63  -0.73     1.03     
  SINCE SEP 1      4.33                      5.81  -1.48     4.55     
  SINCE JAN 1     23.13                     32.91  -9.78    25.67     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            T             2.5  1923   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           31                        18     13       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       348    -88      339        
  SINCE SEP 1    263                       434   -171      404        
  SINCE JUL 1    265                       439   -174      404        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        13     28       13        
  SINCE SEP 1    218                       133     85      169        
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1068    219     1329        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT SNOW                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    65                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        85      1950                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         8      1925                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
OCTOBER 29 2023.......SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 PM CDT     
OCTOBER 30 2023.......SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   612 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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