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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT MON SEP 23 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         73    346 PM  92    1892  75     -2       81
                                      2017
  MINIMUM         52    516 AM  32    1983  53     -1       64
  AVERAGE         63                        64     -1       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.12 1935   0.10  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.52  -1.92     2.43
  SINCE SEP 1      0.60                      2.52  -1.92     2.43
  SINCE JAN 1     29.93                     29.62   0.31    21.23

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            2                         4     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        51    -42        2
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        51    -42        2
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        56    -47        4

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       106     57      137
  SINCE SEP 1    163                       106     57      137
  SINCE JAN 1   1243                      1041    202     1206
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM
 LOWEST     46           200 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1942


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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