Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1101 PM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...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
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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
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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.
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