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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE AUG 27 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         93    129 PM  99    1955  82     11       80
                                      2013
  MINIMUM         74    351 AM  45    1986  62     12       62
  AVERAGE         84                        72     12       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          6.18 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      3.64  -1.84     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     14.92                     12.72   2.20     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     28.23                     26.57   1.66    18.80

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 JUN 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                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      1                        16    -15        5
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        2

 COOLING
  TODAY           19                         7     12        6
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       253     15      314
  SINCE JUN 1    935                       825    110      919
  SINCE JAN 1   1032                       908    124     1039
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        41      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 27 2024........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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