892  
CDUS43 KDMX 120630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 79 1127 AM 102 1881 84 -5 90  
MINIMUM 59 641 AM 50 1902 65 -6 68  
1986  
2004  
AVERAGE 69 75 -6 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.42 1976 0.13 -0.13 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 1.47 -1.46 2.36  
SINCE JUN 1 13.13 10.55 2.58 7.88  
SINCE JAN 1 26.44 24.40 2.04 18.76  
 
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 4 10 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 109 114 -5 112  
SINCE JUN 1 776 686 90 717  
SINCE JAN 1 873 769 104 837    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 48 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 101 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2024........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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