188  
CDUS43 KDMX 180631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED SEP 18 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 89 328 PM 95 1925 77 12 76  
MINIMUM 67 629 AM 37 1901 55 12 53  
AVERAGE 78 66 12 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1919 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.88 -1.88 0.89  
SINCE SEP 1 T 1.88 -1.88 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 28.98 0.35 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 29 -25 1  
SINCE SEP 1 4 29 -25 1  
SINCE JUL 1 4 34 -30 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 4 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 109 87 22 109  
SINCE SEP 1 109 87 22 109  
SINCE JAN 1 1189 1022 167 1178    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1901  
1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2024.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 716 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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