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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         71   1218 AM 101    1936  84    -13       88
  MINIMUM         63    701 AM  48    1964  65     -2       67
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         67                        75     -8       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.53          3.06 1932   0.13   0.40     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.60  -1.06     2.36
  SINCE JUN 1     13.66                     10.68   2.98     7.88
  SINCE JAN 1     26.97                     24.53   2.44    18.76

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        2                        10     -8       13
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       124    -13      125
  SINCE JUN 1    778                       696     82      730
  SINCE JAN 1    875                       779     96      850
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        48      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 13 2024........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
AUGUST 14 2024........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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