300  
CDUS43 KDMX 140639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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 77 309 PM 99 1965 84 -7 91  
MINIMUM 66 1142 PM 48 1964 65 1 70  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.24 1940 0.13 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.37 1.73 0.64 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.89 10.81 -2.92 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.77 24.66 -5.89 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 7 10 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 132 134 -2 198  
SINCE JUN 1 737 706 31 878  
SINCE JAN 1 857 789 68 1008    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 700 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 51 1885  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 14 2023........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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