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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU AUG 29 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         88    456 PM 100    1984  82      6       84
  MINIMUM         70    344 AM  41    1986  62      8       59
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.38 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      3.77  -1.89     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     12.85   2.15     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     26.70   1.61    18.80

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 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
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7        7
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       260     22      321
  SINCE JUN 1    949                       832    117      926
  SINCE JAN 1   1046                       915    131     1046
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     54           300 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1983
                                             1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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