019  
CDUS43 KDMX 192230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT SAT AUG 19 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 92 359 PM 101 1983 83 9 84  
MINIMUM 66 503 AM 49 1950 64 2 62  
AVERAGE 79 74 5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.03 1979 0.14 -0.14 0.41  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.57 -0.19 1.88  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.65 -3.75 7.23  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.50 -6.72 18.96  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 14 9 5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 167 189 -22 241  
SINCE JUN 1 772 761 11 921  
SINCE JAN 1 892 844 48 1051    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 200 AM  
LOWEST 57 100 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 1947  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 40 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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