542  
CDUS43 KDMX 182245  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
545 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 18 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 79 359 PM 104 1930 86 -7 91  
1934  
MINIMUM 56 346 AM 55 1882 67 -11 66  
AVERAGE 68 76 -8 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.17 1989 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 2.28 -0.02 2.16  
SINCE JUN 1 5.46 7.54 -2.08 5.26  
SINCE JAN 1 16.34 21.39 -5.05 16.99  
 
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 3 11 -8 14  
MONTH TO DATE 161 195 -34 228  
SINCE JUN 1 429 425 4 518  
SINCE JAN 1 549 508 41 648    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 109 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 52 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 18 2023..........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 845 PM CDT  
JULY 19 2023..........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 844 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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