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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED SEP 25 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         75    439 PM  92    2017  74      1       79
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  31    1942  52      4       64
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.12 1931   0.10  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.62  -2.02     2.43
  SINCE SEP 1      0.60                      2.62  -2.02     2.43
  SINCE JAN 1     29.93                     29.72   0.21    21.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        55    -46        2
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        55    -46        2
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        60    -51        4

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       108     56      144
  SINCE SEP 1    164                       108     56      144
  SINCE JAN 1   1244                      1043    201     1213
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     43           200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1897
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1942


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 25 2024.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 26 2024.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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