022  
CDUS43 KDMX 062233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT SUN AUG 06 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 77 357 PM 101 1918 85 -8 99  
MINIMUM 66 514 AM 53 1887 66 0 74  
1989  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.53 1.86 2014 0.13 0.40 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.89 0.79 1.10 T  
SINCE JUN 1 7.41 9.87 -2.46 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 18.29 23.72 -5.43 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 7 10 -3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 63 64 -1 106  
SINCE JUN 1 668 636 32 786  
SINCE JAN 1 788 719 69 916    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 71 400 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 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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