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CDUS43 KDMX 292227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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 92 258 PM 102 1887 86 6 88  
MINIMUM 70 612 AM 51 1971 67 3 70  
AVERAGE 81 76 5 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.49 1.93 1895 0.12 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.38 3.57 0.81 2.32  
SINCE JUN 1 8.51 8.83 -0.32 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.82 22.68 -0.86 16.40  
 
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 16 11 5 14  
MONTH TO DATE 309 316 -7 312  
SINCE JUN 1 640 546 94 580  
SINCE JAN 1 737 629 108 700    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 103 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 29 2024..........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
JULY 30 2024..........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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