896  
CDUS43 KDMX 020631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 02 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 86 353 PM 101 1987 85 1 87  
MINIMUM 69 606 AM 51 1898 66 3 68  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.61 1972 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.21 3.91 5.54  
SINCE JAN 1 26.43 23.06 3.37 16.42  
 
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 0  
SINCE JUN 1 1 16 -15 5  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 2  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 11 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 13 11 2 13  
SINCE JUN 1 680 583 97 618  
SINCE JAN 1 777 666 111 738    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1930  
1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 2 2024........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
AUGUST 3 2024........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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