551  
CDUS43 KDMX 220633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT THU AUG 22 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 77 420 PM 102 1936 83 -6 92  
MINIMUM 63 1159 PM 47 1950 64 -1 76  
AVERAGE 70 73 -3 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 5 8 -3 19  
MONTH TO DATE 186 206 -20 207  
SINCE JUN 1 853 778 75 812  
SINCE JAN 1 950 861 89 932    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1947  
1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 48 1890  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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