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CDUS43 KDMX 092245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT FRI AUG 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 75 337 PM 106 1934 85 -10 81  
MINIMUM 55 543 AM 46 1888 66 -11 67  
AVERAGE 65 75 -10 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.20 1889 0.13 -0.13 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.20 -1.19 1.98  
SINCE JUN 1 13.13 10.28 2.85 7.50  
SINCE JAN 1 26.44 24.13 2.31 18.38  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
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 0 10 -10 9  
MONTH TO DATE 103 94 9 88  
SINCE JUN 1 770 666 104 693  
SINCE JAN 1 867 749 118 813    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 38 300 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1917  
 
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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