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CDUS43 KDMX 072226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT WED AUG 07 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 81 351 PM 100 1988 85 -4 82  
MINIMUM 60 502 AM 48 1989 66 -6 65  
AVERAGE 71 75 -4 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1991 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.93 -0.93 1.94  
SINCE JUN 1 13.12 10.01 3.11 7.46  
SINCE JAN 1 26.43 23.86 2.57 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 6 10 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 98 74 24 71  
SINCE JUN 1 765 646 119 676  
SINCE JAN 1 862 729 133 796    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 200 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1904  
 
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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