016  
CDUS43 KDMX 132226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT TUE AUG 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 74 359 PM 99 1965 84 -10 77  
MINIMUM 65 616 AM 48 1964 65 0 66  
AVERAGE 70 75 -5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.24 1940 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.73 -1.19 2.37  
SINCE JUN 1 13.66 10.81 2.85 7.89  
SINCE JAN 1 26.97 24.66 2.31 18.77  
 
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 5 10 -5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 116 134 -18 132  
SINCE JUN 1 783 706 77 737  
SINCE JAN 1 880 789 91 857    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 73 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 51 1885  
1994  
 
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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