CXUS53 KDMX 012108 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 408 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...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 .............................................................. 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 .............................................................. 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. $$