876  
CDUS43 KDMX 212241  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
541 PM CDT SAT SEP 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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 88 119 PM 95 1937 75 13 82  
MINIMUM 70 348 AM 35 1918 53 17 57  
1995  
AVERAGE 79 64 15 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.59 1914 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.31 -2.31 2.38  
SINCE SEP 1 T 2.31 -2.31 2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 29.33 29.41 -0.08 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 43 -39 2  
SINCE SEP 1 4 43 -39 2  
SINCE JUL 1 4 48 -44 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 3 11 5  
MONTH TO DATE 164 100 64 125  
SINCE SEP 1 164 100 64 125  
SINCE JAN 1 1244 1035 209 1194    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 100 AM  
LOWEST 51 600 AM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1937  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 21 2024.....SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 22 2024.....SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 711 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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