Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
728 CXUS53 KDMX 020401 CLMDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1101 PM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 110 08/04/1918 LOW 40 08/20/1950 08/24/1891 HIGHEST 99 08/26 96 3 LOWEST 54 08/10 53 1 MEAN 75.0 73.9 1.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 7 5.8 1.2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.68 1977 MINIMUM 0.14 1909 TOTALS 2.90 4.17 -1.27 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.13 -0.04 DAYS >= .01 9 DAYS >= .10 5 DAYS >= .50 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 4 -4 SINCE 7/1 0 1 -1 COOLING TOTAL 316 280 36 SINCE 1/1 1080 935 145 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 08/29 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 HAIL 0 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$