120  
CDUS43 KDMX 170630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 85 254 PM 108 1983 84 1 81  
MINIMUM 59 448 AM 52 1879 65 -6 65  
1992  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.04 1980 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.15 0.23 1.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.23 -3.33 6.77  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.08 -6.30 18.50  
 
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 9 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 146 162 -16 217  
SINCE JUN 1 751 734 17 897  
SINCE JAN 1 871 817 54 1027    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 49 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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