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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT WED SEP 18 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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    245 PM  94    1895  76     13       80
  MINIMUM         67    558 AM  36    1901  55     12       47
                                      1916
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.55 2015   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.99  -1.99     0.89
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.99  -1.99     0.89
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     29.09   0.24    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        1
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        32    -28        2
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        32    -28        2
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        37    -33        4

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                         4      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  122                        91     31      109
  SINCE SEP 1    122                        91     31      109
  SINCE JAN 1   1202                      1026    176     1178
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           600 AM
 LOWEST     43           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1889
                                             1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2024.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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