460  
CDUS43 KDMX 052230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT SAT AUG 05 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 85 315 PM 108 1934 85 0 93  
MINIMUM 71 641 AM 47 1889 66 5 67  
AVERAGE 78 75 3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 2.34 1972 0.13 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 0.66 0.03 T  
SINCE JUN 1 6.21 9.74 -3.53 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 17.09 23.59 -6.50 17.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 13 10 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 58 54 4 84  
SINCE JUN 1 663 626 37 764  
SINCE JAN 1 783 709 74 894    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 53 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1887  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2023........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
AUGUST 6 2023........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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