574  
CDUS43 KDMX 310629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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 86 431 PM 103 1955 85 1 90  
MINIMUM 69 922 AM 47 1971 66 3 65  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.06 1.12 1940 0.12 0.94 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.44 3.69 1.75 2.32  
SINCE JUN 1 9.57 8.95 0.62 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 22.88 22.80 0.08 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 0  
 
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 13 11 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 322 327 -5 325  
SINCE JUN 1 653 557 96 593  
SINCE JAN 1 750 640 110 713    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 55 600 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 105 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 31 2024..........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
AUGUST 1 2024........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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