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CDUS43 KDMX 010627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE AUG 01 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 405 PM 105 1955 85 -1 88  
MINIMUM 69 628 AM 49 1971 66 3 65  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.91 2021 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 3.82 -1.50 2.25  
SINCE JUN 1 5.52 9.08 -3.56 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 16.40 22.93 -6.53 17.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 11 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 337 342 -5 390  
SINCE JUN 1 605 572 33 680  
SINCE JAN 1 725 655 70 810    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 59 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1898  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2023........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2023........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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