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CDUS43 KDMX 090631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 78 340 PM 109 1934 85 -7 84  
MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 50 1904 66 -4 62  
AVERAGE 70 75 -5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 5 10 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 103 84 19 79  
SINCE JUN 1 770 656 114 684  
SINCE JAN 1 867 739 128 804    
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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 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 600 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2024........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2024........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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