572  
CDUS43 KDMX 202230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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 91 359 PM 94 2022 76 15 82  
MINIMUM 62 550 AM 33 1896 54 8 60  
1991  
AVERAGE 77 65 12 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.89 1894 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.20 -2.20 2.38  
SINCE SEP 1 T 2.20 -2.20 2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 29.30 0.03 21.18  
 
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 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 39 -35 2  
SINCE SEP 1 4 39 -35 2  
SINCE JUL 1 4 44 -40 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 3 9 6  
MONTH TO DATE 150 97 53 120  
SINCE SEP 1 150 97 53 120  
SINCE JAN 1 1230 1032 198 1189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1918  
1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 20 2024.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2024.....SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 712 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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