358  
CDUS43 KDMX 030631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT THU AUG 03 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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 78 242 PM 100 1930 85 -7 99  
1964  
MINIMUM 70 911 AM 51 1907 66 4 73  
AVERAGE 74 76 -2 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.66 1.90 1928 0.14 0.52 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 0.27 0.41 T  
SINCE JUN 1 6.20 9.35 -3.15 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 17.08 23.20 -6.12 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 9 11 -2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 22 22 0 37  
SINCE JUN 1 627 594 33 717  
SINCE JAN 1 747 677 70 847    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 79 100 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 105 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 3 2023........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT  
AUGUST 4 2023........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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