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CDUS43 KDMX 010630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU AUG 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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 91 426 PM 105 1955 85 6 84  
MINIMUM 67 233 AM 49 1971 66 1 69  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 3.55R 1.91 2021 0.13 3.42 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.99 3.82 5.17 2.32  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.08 4.04 5.52  
SINCE JAN 1 26.43 22.93 3.50 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 14 11 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 336 342 -6 337  
SINCE JUN 1 667 572 95 605  
SINCE JAN 1 764 655 109 725    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 49 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 66 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2024........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2024........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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