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CDUS43 KDMX 192229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT MON AUG 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 82 156 PM 101 1983 83 -1 92  
MINIMUM 64 624 AM 49 1950 64 0 66  
AVERAGE 73 74 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.03 1979 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.57 -0.91 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.65 3.13 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 25.50 2.59 18.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
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 8 9 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 178 189 -11 167  
SINCE JUN 1 845 761 84 772  
SINCE JAN 1 942 844 98 892    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1947  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 40 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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