000  
CDUS43 KDMX 250631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT WED SEP 25 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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 75 439 PM 92 2017 74 1 79  
MINIMUM 56 1159 PM 31 1942 52 4 64  
AVERAGE 66 63 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.12 1931 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 2.62 -2.02 2.43  
SINCE SEP 1 0.60 2.62 -2.02 2.43  
SINCE JAN 1 29.93 29.72 0.21 21.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 55 -46 2  
SINCE SEP 1 9 55 -46 2  
SINCE JUL 1 9 60 -51 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 164 108 56 144  
SINCE SEP 1 164 108 56 144  
SINCE JAN 1 1244 1043 201 1213    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 43 200 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 91 1897  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 25 2024.....SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 706 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 26 2024.....SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 704 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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