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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON SEP 23 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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         67   1228 AM  98    1937  75     -8       76
  MINIMUM         56   1137 PM  31    1995  53      3       62
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.77 1961   0.11   0.20     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.42  -1.82     2.43
  SINCE SEP 1      0.60                      2.42  -1.82     2.43
  SINCE JAN 1     29.93                     29.52   0.41    21.23

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 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
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        47    -40        2
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        47    -40        2
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        52    -45        4

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       103     60      129
  SINCE SEP 1    163                       103     60      129
  SINCE JAN 1   1243                      1038    205     1198
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1892
                                             2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 23 2024.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 24 2024.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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