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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         91    359 PM  94    2022  76     15       82
  MINIMUM         62    550 AM  33    1896  54      8       60
                                      1991
  AVERAGE         77                        65     12       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.89 1894   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.20  -2.20     2.38
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         2.20  -2.20     2.38
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     29.30   0.03    21.18

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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        39    -35        2
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        39    -35        2
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        44    -40        4

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         3      9        6
  MONTH TO DATE  150                        97     53      120
  SINCE SEP 1    150                        97     53      120
  SINCE JAN 1   1230                      1032    198     1189
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     25           100 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        95      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1918
                                             1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 20 2024.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 21 2024.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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