055  
CDUS43 KDMX 112246  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
546 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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 90 144 PM 102 1881 84 6 91  
MINIMUM 68 556 AM 50 1902 65 3 65  
1986  
2004  
AVERAGE 79 75 4 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.38 1.42 1976 0.13 0.25 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 1.47 0.89 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.88 10.55 -2.67 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.76 24.40 -5.64 17.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
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 14 10 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 112 114 -2 168  
SINCE JUN 1 717 686 31 848  
SINCE JAN 1 837 769 68 978    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 51 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 101 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 11 2023........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
AUGUST 12 2023........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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