222  
CDUS43 KDMX 170627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE SEP 17 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 87 349 PM 97 1931 77 10 81  
MINIMUM 67 603 AM 38 1984 55 12 56  
AVERAGE 77 66 11 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.87 1914 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.77 -1.77 0.89  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.77 -1.77 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 28.87 0.46 19.69  
 
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 SEP 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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 26 -22 1  
SINCE SEP 1 4 26 -22 1  
SINCE JUL 1 4 31 -27 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 4  
MONTH TO DATE 96 83 13 109  
SINCE SEP 1 96 83 13 109  
SINCE JAN 1 1176 1018 158 1178    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 45 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 95 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 37 1901  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2024.....SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 718 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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