331  
CDUS43 KDMX 070631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT MON AUG 07 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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 77 357 PM 101 1918 85 -8 99  
MINIMUM 65 1159 PM 53 1887 66 -1 74  
1989  
AVERAGE 71 75 -4 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.58 1.86 2014 0.13 0.45 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 0.79 1.15 T  
SINCE JUN 1 7.46 9.87 -2.41 5.35  
SINCE JAN 1 18.34 23.72 -5.38 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 6 10 -4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 62 64 -2 106  
SINCE JUN 1 667 636 31 786  
SINCE JAN 1 787 719 68 916    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 48 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2023........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
AUGUST 8 2023........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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