636  
CDUS43 KDMX 300647  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
147 AM CDT TUE JUL 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 103 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 30 2024..........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
JULY 31 2024..........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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