702  
CDUS43 KDMX 180630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 79 255 PM 104 1988 84 -5 83  
MINIMUM 58 1133 PM 47 1897 64 -6 63  
AVERAGE 69 74 -5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.02 1902 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.29 0.09 1.42  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.37 -3.47 6.77  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.22 -6.44 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 4 9 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 150 171 -21 225  
SINCE JUN 1 755 743 12 905  
SINCE JAN 1 875 826 49 1035    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 AM  
LOWEST 41 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 108 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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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