820  
CDUS43 KDMX 060627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT SUN AUG 06 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 85 315 PM 108 1934 85 0 93  
MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 47 1889 66 0 67  
AVERAGE 76 75 1 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.68 2.34 1972 0.13 0.55 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.36 0.66 0.70 T  
SINCE JUN 1 6.88 9.74 -2.86 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 17.76 23.59 -5.83 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 11 10 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 56 54 2 84  
SINCE JUN 1 661 626 35 764  
SINCE JAN 1 781 709 72 894    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1100 PM  
LOWEST 53 400 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 53 1887  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2023........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
AUGUST 7 2023........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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