514  
CDUS43 KDMX 250638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 25 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 86 513 PM 104 1936 83 3 99  
MINIMUM 67 356 AM 40 1891 63 4 79  
AVERAGE 77 73 4 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 1882 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 3.25 -1.45 2.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.92 12.33 2.59 7.90  
SINCE JAN 1 28.23 26.18 2.05 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 12 8 4 24  
MONTH TO DATE 206 230 -24 277  
SINCE JUN 1 873 802 71 882  
SINCE JAN 1 970 885 85 1002    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 63 200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 106 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 25 2024........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
AUGUST 26 2024........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 756 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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