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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT FRI AUG 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         75    337 PM 106    1934  85    -10       81
  MINIMUM         55    543 AM  46    1888  66    -11       67
  AVERAGE         65                        75    -10       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.20 1889   0.13  -0.13     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.20  -1.19     1.98
  SINCE JUN 1     13.13                     10.28   2.85     7.50
  SINCE JAN 1     26.44                     24.13   2.31    18.38

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        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      MM

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            0                        10    -10        9
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        94      9       88
  SINCE JUN 1    770                       666    104      693
  SINCE JAN 1    867                       749    118      813
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM
 LOWEST     38           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  9 2024........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2024........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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