547  
CDUS43 KDMX 090629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT WED AUG 09 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 84 414 PM 109 1934 85 -1 80  
MINIMUM 62 426 AM 50 1904 66 -4 67  
AVERAGE 73 75 -2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.42 2010 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 1.07 0.87 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.46 10.15 -2.69 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.34 24.00 -5.66 17.95  
 
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 8 10 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 79 84 -5 134  
SINCE JUN 1 684 656 28 814  
SINCE JAN 1 804 739 65 944    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 106 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 46 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2023........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2023........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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