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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED AUG 07 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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   1208 AM 101    1918  85     -4       77
  MINIMUM         63    858 AM  53    1887  66     -3       65
                                      1989
  AVERAGE         72                        75     -3       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.86 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.58
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.79  -0.79     1.94
  SINCE JUN 1     13.12                      9.87   3.25     7.46
  SINCE JAN 1     26.43                     23.72   2.71    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        7                        10     -3        6
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        64     28       62
  SINCE JUN 1    759                       636    123      667
  SINCE JAN 1    856                       719    137      787
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM
 LOWEST     63           700 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  7 2024........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
AUGUST  8 2024........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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