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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT THU AUG 08 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         78    340 PM 109    1934  85     -7       84
  MINIMUM         67    556 AM  50    1904  66      1       62
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.42 2010   0.14  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.07  -1.06     1.94
  SINCE JUN 1     13.13                     10.15   2.98     7.46
  SINCE JAN 1     26.44                     24.00   2.44    18.34

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            8                        10     -2        8
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        84     22       79
  SINCE JUN 1    773                       656    117      684
  SINCE JAN 1    870                       739    131      804
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM
 LOWEST     47           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  8 2024........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
AUGUST  9 2024........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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