591  
CDUS43 KDMX 130628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 71 1218 AM 101 1936 84 -13 88  
MINIMUM 63 701 AM 48 1964 65 -2 67  
2004  
AVERAGE 67 75 -8 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.53 3.06 1932 0.13 0.40 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.60 -1.06 2.36  
SINCE JUN 1 13.66 10.68 2.98 7.88  
SINCE JAN 1 26.97 24.53 2.44 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 2 10 -8 13  
MONTH TO DATE 111 124 -13 125  
SINCE JUN 1 778 696 82 730  
SINCE JAN 1 875 779 96 850    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 61 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
AUGUST 14 2024........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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