943  
CDUS43 KDMX 140645  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 74 446 PM 99 1965 84 -10 77  
MINIMUM 65 616 AM 48 1964 65 0 66  
AVERAGE 70 75 -5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 MM  
 
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 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 6.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 51 1885  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2024........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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