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CDUS43 KDMX 180630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 83 430 PM 104 1988 84 -1 79  
MINIMUM 65 600 AM 47 1897 64 1 58  
AVERAGE 74 74 0 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 108 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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