390  
CDUS43 KDMX 082237  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
537 PM CDT THU AUG 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 78 340 PM 109 1934 85 -7 84  
MINIMUM 67 556 AM 50 1904 66 1 62  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.42 2010 0.14 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.07 -1.06 1.94  
SINCE JUN 1 13.13 10.15 2.98 7.46  
SINCE JAN 1 26.44 24.00 2.44 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 8 10 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 106 84 22 79  
SINCE JUN 1 773 656 117 684  
SINCE JAN 1 870 739 131 804    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888  
 
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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