478  
CDUS43 KDMX 310631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 82 322 PM 104 2013 82 0 84  
MINIMUM 65 1125 PM 42 1893 61 4 60  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 9 7 2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 309 274 35 338  
SINCE JUN 1 976 846 130 943  
SINCE JAN 1 1073 929 144 1063    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 45 500 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2024.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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