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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         84    355 PM  99    1913  81      3       83
  MINIMUM         60    635 AM  45    1915  61     -1       59
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         72                        71      1       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.80 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      4.17  -1.27     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     16.02                     13.25   2.77     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     27.10   2.23    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            7                         7      0        6
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       280     36      344
  SINCE JUN 1    983                       852    131      949
  SINCE JAN 1   1080                       935    145     1069
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     41           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949


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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