387  
CDUS43 KDMX 292226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 94 333 PM 99 1983 82 12 87  
1984  
MINIMUM 74 609 AM 43 1946 62 12 63  
AVERAGE 84 72 12 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.16 1993 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 3.90 -2.02 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 15.00 12.98 2.02 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 28.31 26.83 1.48 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 10  
MONTH TO DATE 301 267 34 331  
SINCE JUN 1 968 839 129 936  
SINCE JAN 1 1065 922 143 1056    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 500 AM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1893  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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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