056  
CDUS43 KDMX 302240  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
540 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 82 322 PM 104 2013 82 0 84  
MINIMUM 69 549 AM 42 1893 61 8 60  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.13 1.78 1983 0.14 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.90 4.04 -1.14 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 16.02 13.12 2.90 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 26.97 2.36 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 11 7 4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 311 274 37 338  
SINCE JUN 1 978 846 132 943  
SINCE JAN 1 1075 929 146 1063    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 47 200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915  
1967  
 
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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