347  
CDUS43 KDMX 082245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT SAT JUL 08 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 350 PM 100 1936 86 -7 81  
MINIMUM 59 544 AM 52 1891 66 -7 71  
1908  
AVERAGE 69 76 -7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.20 1880 0.13 -0.13 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 1.09 -0.92 2.15  
SINCE JUN 1 3.37 6.35 -2.98 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 14.25 20.20 -5.95 16.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0  
SINCE JUN 1 5 15 -10 0  
SINCE JUL 1 2 0 2 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 11 -7 11  
MONTH TO DATE 66 85 -19 95  
SINCE JUN 1 334 315 19 385  
SINCE JAN 1 454 398 56 515    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 102 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1895  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 8 2023..........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 851 PM CDT  
JULY 9 2023..........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 850 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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