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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN AUG 04 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         93    403 PM 105    1930  85      8       82
  MINIMUM         71    404 AM  50    1927  66      5       70
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 2004   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.39  -0.39     0.68
  SINCE JUN 1     13.12                      9.47   3.65     6.20
  SINCE JAN 1     26.43                     23.32   3.11    17.08

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       17                        11      6       11
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        33     12       33
  SINCE JUN 1    712                       605    107      638
  SINCE JAN 1    809                       688    121      758
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2024........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
AUGUST  5 2024........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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