817  
CDUS43 KDMX 092234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT WED AUG 09 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 81 312 PM 106 1934 85 -4 84  
MINIMUM 67 523 AM 46 1888 66 1 63  
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 2.20 1889 0.13 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 1.20 0.78 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.50 10.28 -2.78 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.38 24.13 -5.75 17.95  
 
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 9 10 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 88 94 -6 143  
SINCE JUN 1 693 666 27 823  
SINCE JAN 1 813 749 64 953    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 61 200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 102 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 50 1917  
 
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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