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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
542 PM CDT WED JUL 31 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         89    359 PM 105    1955  85      4       84
  MINIMUM         67    233 AM  49    1971  66      1       69
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            3.47R         1.91 2021   0.13   3.34     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.91                      3.82   5.09     2.32
  SINCE JUN 1     13.04                      9.08   3.96     5.52
  SINCE JAN 1     26.35                     22.93   3.42    16.40

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        2
  SINCE JUN 1      1                        15    -14        5
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        2

 COOLING
  TODAY           13                        11      2       12
  MONTH TO DATE  335                       342     -7      337
  SINCE JUN 1    666                       572     94      605
  SINCE JAN 1    763                       655    108      725
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAIL
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1898


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2024..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
AUGUST  1 2024........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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