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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT SAT OCT 19 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         76    342 PM  85    2003  62     14       65
  MINIMUM         45    658 AM  14    1972  42      3       49
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.92 1934   0.08  -0.08     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.79  -1.59     0.53
  SINCE SEP 1      0.80                      4.97  -4.17     2.96
  SINCE JAN 1     30.13                     32.07  -1.94    21.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           1.2  2020   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                        14    -10        8
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       188    -79      154
  SINCE SEP 1    118                       274   -156      157
  SINCE JUL 1    118                       279   -161      159

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        13     12       35
  SINCE SEP 1    221                       133     88      212
  SINCE JAN 1   1301                      1068    233     1281
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           700 AM
 LOWEST     23           300 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT
OCTOBER 20 2024.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   625 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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