158  
CDUS43 KDMX 300635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT FRI AUG 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 94 333 PM 99 1983 82 12 87  
1984  
MINIMUM 71 1159 PM 43 1946 62 9 63  
AVERAGE 83 72 11 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.89 3.16 1993 0.13 0.76 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.77 3.90 -1.13 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 15.89 12.98 2.91 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 29.20 26.83 2.37 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 18 7 11 10  
MONTH TO DATE 300 267 33 331  
SINCE JUN 1 967 839 128 936  
SINCE JAN 1 1064 922 142 1056    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 800 PM  
LOWEST 46 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1893  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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