305  
CDUS43 KDMX 312242  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
542 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 89 359 PM 105 1955 85 4 84  
MINIMUM 67 233 AM 49 1971 66 1 69  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 3.47R 1.91 2021 0.13 3.34 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.91 3.82 5.09 2.32  
SINCE JUN 1 13.04 9.08 3.96 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 26.35 22.93 3.42 16.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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  
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 13 11 2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 335 342 -7 337  
SINCE JUN 1 666 572 94 605  
SINCE JAN 1 763 655 108 725    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 100 AM  
LOWEST 57 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1898  
 
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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