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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT TUE OCT 01 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         85    422 PM  92    1952  71     14       92
                                      2023
  MINIMUM         60    703 AM  26    1899  50     10       69
  AVERAGE         73                        60     13       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1911   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      3.18  -2.58     2.43
  SINCE SEP 1      0.60                      3.18  -2.58     2.43
  SINCE JAN 1     29.93                     30.28  -0.35    21.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        88    -79        3
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        88    -79        3
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        93    -84        5

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6       16
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       120     76      177
  SINCE SEP 1    196                       120     76      177
  SINCE JAN 1   1276                      1055    221     1246
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM
 LOWEST     30          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2024.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT
OCTOBER  2 2024.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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