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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT TUE SEP 17 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         89    328 PM  95    1925  77     12       76
  MINIMUM         67    629 AM  37    1901  55     12       53
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.52 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.88  -1.88     0.89
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.88  -1.88     0.89
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     28.98   0.35    19.69

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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        29    -25        1
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        29    -25        1
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        34    -30        3

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         4      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        87     22      109
  SINCE SEP 1    109                        87     22      109
  SINCE JAN 1   1189                      1022    167     1178
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM
 LOWEST     39           400 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1895
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1901
                                             1916


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2024.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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