063  
CDUS43 KDMX 162230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 87 346 PM 108 1983 84 3 85  
MINIMUM 67 559 AM 52 1879 65 2 59  
1992  
AVERAGE 77 74 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.04 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.15 -0.49 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.23 3.55 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 25.08 3.01 18.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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  
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 12 9 3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 151 162 -11 146  
SINCE JUN 1 818 734 84 751  
SINCE JAN 1 915 817 98 871    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 100 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897  
 
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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