342  
CDUS43 KDMX 160631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 87 331 PM 104 1988 84 3 80  
MINIMUM 71 733 AM 49 1929 65 6 57  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.10 3.43 1906 0.14 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.01 -0.35 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.09 3.69 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 24.94 3.15 18.78  
 
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 14 9 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 139 153 -14 139  
SINCE JUN 1 806 725 81 744  
SINCE JAN 1 903 808 95 864    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 63 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 108 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 52 1879  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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