402  
CDUS43 KDMX 240634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT SAT AUG 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 81 358 PM 100 2023 83 -2 100  
MINIMUM 59 544 AM 43 1891 63 -4 80  
AVERAGE 70 73 -3 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.19 1895 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 3.11 -1.31 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.92 12.19 2.73 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.23 26.04 2.19 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 25  
MONTH TO DATE 194 222 -28 253  
SINCE JUN 1 861 794 67 858  
SINCE JAN 1 958 877 81 978    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 104 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2024........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2024........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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