Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CXUS53 KDMX 012035
CLMDSM
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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