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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 83 355 PM 104 1988 84 -1 79
MINIMUM 65 600 AM 47 1897 64 1 58
AVERAGE 74 74 0 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.02 1902 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.29 -0.63 2.38
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.37 3.41 7.90
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 25.22 2.87 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 9 9 0 4
MONTH TO DATE 160 171 -11 150
SINCE JUN 1 827 743 84 755
SINCE JAN 1 924 826 98 875
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 600 AM
LOWEST 55 400 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 108 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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