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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         82    322 PM 104    2013  82      0       84
  MINIMUM         65   1125 PM  42    1893  61      4       60
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.78 1983   0.14  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      4.04  -1.14     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     16.02                     13.12   2.90     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     26.97   2.36    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        9                         7      2        7
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       274     35      338
  SINCE JUN 1    976                       846    130      943
  SINCE JAN 1   1073                       929    144     1063
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1915
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2024.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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