093  
CDUS43 KDMX 202236  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 77 136 PM 100 1947 83 -6 94  
1983  
MINIMUM 59 634 AM 40 1950 64 -5 78  
AVERAGE 68 74 -6 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.77 2019 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.66 2.71 -1.05 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.78 11.79 2.99 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.09 25.64 2.45 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 3 9 -6 21  
MONTH TO DATE 181 198 -17 188  
SINCE JUN 1 848 770 78 793  
SINCE JAN 1 945 853 92 913    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 52 200 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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