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CDUS43 KDMX 080627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT THU AUG 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 81 351 PM 100 1988 85 -4 82  
MINIMUM 60 502 AM 48 1989 66 -6 65  
AVERAGE 71 75 -4 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1904  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2024........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2024........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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