929  
CDUS43 KDMX 070631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED AUG 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 63 700 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2024........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
AUGUST 8 2024........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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