717  
CDUS43 KDMX 062227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT TUE AUG 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 81 1208 AM 101 1918 85 -4 77  
MINIMUM 63 858 AM 53 1887 66 -3 65  
1989  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.86 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.58  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.79 -0.79 1.94  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 9.87 3.25 7.46  
SINCE JAN 1 26.43 23.72 2.71 18.34  
 
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 7 10 -3 6  
MONTH TO DATE 92 64 28 62  
SINCE JUN 1 759 636 123 667  
SINCE JAN 1 856 719 137 787    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 64 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2024........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
AUGUST 7 2024........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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