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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 02 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         86    353 PM 101    1987  85      1       87
  MINIMUM         69    606 AM  51    1898  66      3       68
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.02
  SINCE JUN 1     13.12                      9.21   3.91     5.54
  SINCE JAN 1     26.43                     23.06   3.37    16.42

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       13                        11      2       13
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        11      2       13
  SINCE JUN 1    680                       583     97      618
  SINCE JAN 1    777                       666    111      738
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM
 LOWEST     53           300 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1930
                                             1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  2 2024........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
AUGUST  3 2024........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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