624  
CDUS43 KDMX 230632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI AUG 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 78 354 PM 98 1947 83 -5 96  
1948  
MINIMUM 58 656 AM 48 1890 63 -5 75  
1923  
AVERAGE 68 73 -5 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.60 1922 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 2.98 -1.18 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.92 12.06 2.86 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.23 25.91 2.32 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 3 8 -5 21  
MONTH TO DATE 189 214 -25 228  
SINCE JUN 1 856 786 70 833  
SINCE JAN 1 953 869 84 953    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 700 AM  
LOWEST 45 300 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 43 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2024........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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