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CDUS43 KDMX 042234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT SUN AUG 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 96 325 PM 110 1918 85 11 84  
MINIMUM 73 621 AM 47 1894 66 7 70  
AVERAGE 85 76 9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1970 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.53 -0.53 0.68  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.61 3.51 6.20  
SINCE JAN 1 26.43 23.46 2.97 17.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 20 11 9 12  
MONTH TO DATE 65 44 21 45  
SINCE JUN 1 732 616 116 650  
SINCE JAN 1 829 699 130 770    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 108 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2024........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT  
AUGUST 5 2024........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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