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CDUS43 KDMX 122229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT SAT AUG 12 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 88 359 PM 101 1936 84 4 88  
MINIMUM 67 554 AM 48 1964 65 2 69  
2004  
AVERAGE 78 75 3 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.06 1932 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 1.60 0.76 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.88 10.68 -2.80 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.76 24.53 -5.77 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 13 10 3 14  
MONTH TO DATE 125 124 1 182  
SINCE JUN 1 730 696 34 862  
SINCE JAN 1 850 779 71 992    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 48 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2023........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2023........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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