395  
CDUS43 KDMX 212242  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
542 PM CDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 77 354 PM 102 1936 83 -6 92  
MINIMUM 64 718 AM 47 1950 64 0 76  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.05 2.92 1946 0.13 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 2.84 -1.04 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.92 11.92 3.00 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.23 25.77 2.46 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 6 8 -2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 187 206 -19 207  
SINCE JUN 1 854 778 76 812  
SINCE JAN 1 951 861 90 932    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1947  
1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 48 1890  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 803 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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