696  
CDUS43 KDMX 272231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 93 129 PM 99 1955 82 11 80  
2013  
MINIMUM 74 351 AM 45 1986 62 12 62  
AVERAGE 84 72 12 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 6.18 1975 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.80 3.64 -1.84 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 14.92 12.72 2.20 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.23 26.57 1.66 18.80  
 
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 19 7 12 6  
MONTH TO DATE 268 253 15 314  
SINCE JUN 1 935 825 110 919  
SINCE JAN 1 1032 908 124 1039    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2024........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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