956  
CDUS43 KDMX 190632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 81 428 PM 108 1936 84 -3 85  
MINIMUM 54 455 AM 47 1897 64 -10 61  
AVERAGE 68 74 -6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.46 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.43 -0.05 1.47  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.51 -3.61 6.82  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.36 -6.58 18.55  
 
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 9 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 153 180 -27 233  
SINCE JUN 1 758 752 6 913  
SINCE JAN 1 878 835 43 1043    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 101 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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