950  
CDUS43 KDMX 150637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT TUE AUG 15 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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 74 512 PM 104 1988 84 -10 81  
MINIMUM 62 638 AM 51 1885 65 -3 67  
1994  
AVERAGE 68 74 -6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.51 1908 0.14 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 1.87 0.51 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 10.95 -3.05 6.22  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 24.80 -6.02 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 3 10 -7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 135 144 -9 207  
SINCE JUN 1 740 716 24 887  
SINCE JAN 1 860 799 61 1017    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 PM  
LOWEST 66 300 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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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 49 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 15 2023........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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