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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94    333 PM  99    1983  82     12       87
                                      1984
  MINIMUM         74    609 AM  43    1946  62     12       63
  AVERAGE         84                        72     12       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.16 1993   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      3.90  -2.02     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     15.00                     12.98   2.02     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     26.83   1.48    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       10
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       267     34      331
  SINCE JUN 1    968                       839    129      936
  SINCE JAN 1   1065                       922    143     1056
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM
 LOWEST     46           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893


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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