900  
CDUS43 KDMX 280636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 93 129 PM 99 1955 82 11 80  
2013  
MINIMUM 74 1159 PM 45 1986 62 12 62  
AVERAGE 84 72 12 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 6.18 1975 0.13 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 3.64 -1.76 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 15.00 12.72 2.28 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 26.57 1.74 18.80  
 
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 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 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 900 PM  
LOWEST 48 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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