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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT FRI AUG 30 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         82    322 PM 104    2013  82      0       84
  MINIMUM         69    549 AM  42    1893  61      8       60
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.13          1.78 1983   0.14  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.90                      4.04  -1.14     2.40
  SINCE JUN 1     16.02                     13.12   2.90     7.92
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     26.97   2.36    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           11                         7      4        7
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       274     37      338
  SINCE JUN 1    978                       846    132      943
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                       929    146     1063
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM
 LOWEST     47           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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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        45      1915
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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