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CDUS43 KDMX 010628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 84 429 PM 99 1913 81 3 83  
MINIMUM 60 635 AM 45 1915 61 -1 59  
1967  
AVERAGE 72 71 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2024.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2024.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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