Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
335 PM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

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

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           91   10/01         83       8
LOWEST            21   10/31         26      -5
MEAN            55.5               53.2     2.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                0.0     1.0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     5                4.1     0.9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.41   2019
 MINIMUM        0.03   1952
TOTALS          1.90               2.78   -0.88
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.09   -0.03
DAYS >= .01       12
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             T                0.5    -0.5
SINCE 7/1          T                0.5    -0.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    328                383     -55
 SINCE 7/1       333                476    -143
COOLING TOTAL     41                 16      25
 SINCE 1/1      1287               1071     216
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/290    DATE  10/06


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        9
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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