143  
CDUS43 KDMX 312232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 84 355 PM 99 1913 81 3 83  
MINIMUM 60 635 AM 45 1915 61 -1 59  
1967  
AVERAGE 72 71 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.80 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.90 4.17 -1.27 2.40  
SINCE JUN 1 16.02 13.25 2.77 7.92  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 27.10 2.23 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 7 7 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 316 280 36 344  
SINCE JUN 1 983 852 131 949  
SINCE JAN 1 1080 935 145 1069    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 41 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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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 38 1949  
 
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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