732  
CDUS43 KDMX 190627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT MON AUG 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 85 347 PM 108 1936 84 1 81  
MINIMUM 64 556 AM 47 1897 64 0 54  
AVERAGE 75 74 1 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.46 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.43 -0.77 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.51 3.27 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 25.36 2.73 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 10 9 1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 170 180 -10 153  
SINCE JUN 1 837 752 85 758  
SINCE JAN 1 934 835 99 878    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2024........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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