636  
CDUS43 KDMX 182226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 79 353 PM 104 1930 86 -7 79  
1934  
MINIMUM 59 452 AM 55 1882 67 -8 56  
AVERAGE 69 76 -7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.17 1989 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.28 1.15 2.26  
SINCE JUN 1 7.56 7.54 0.02 5.46  
SINCE JAN 1 20.87 21.39 -0.52 16.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2  
SINCE JUN 1 1 15 -14 5  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 2  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 11 -7 3  
MONTH TO DATE 178 195 -17 161  
SINCE JUN 1 509 425 84 429  
SINCE JAN 1 606 508 98 549    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 109 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2024..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2024..........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 844 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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