674  
CDUS43 KDMX 282227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT WED AUG 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 88 358 PM 100 1984 82 6 84  
MINIMUM 70 344 AM 41 1986 62 8 59  
AVERAGE 79 72 7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.38 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 3.77 -1.89 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 15.00 12.85 2.15 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 26.70 1.61 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 14 7 7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 282 260 22 321  
SINCE JUN 1 949 832 117 926  
SINCE JAN 1 1046 915 131 1046    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 AM  
LOWEST 54 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1983  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1946  
 
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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