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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU AUG 08 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         81    351 PM 100    1988  85     -4       82
  MINIMUM         60    502 AM  48    1989  66     -6       65
  AVERAGE         71                        75     -4       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.93  -0.93     1.94
  SINCE JUN 1     13.12                     10.01   3.11     7.46
  SINCE JAN 1     26.43                     23.86   2.57    18.34

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        6                        10     -4        9
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        74     24       71
  SINCE JUN 1    765                       646    119      676
  SINCE JAN 1    862                       729    133      796
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     51           300 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       109      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1904


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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