641  
CDUS43 KDMX 020632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT WED AUG 02 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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 87 225 PM 101 1987 85 2 93  
MINIMUM 68 516 AM 51 1898 66 2 69  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.61 1972 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 5.54 9.21 -3.67 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 16.42 23.06 -6.64 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 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 5 16 -11 0  
SINCE JUL 1 2 1 1 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 11 2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 13 11 2 16  
SINCE JUN 1 618 583 35 696  
SINCE JAN 1 738 666 72 826    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 59 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1930  
1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 2 2023........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
AUGUST 3 2023........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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