911  
CDUS43 KDMX 202238  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 94 337 PM 100 1947 83 11 75  
1983  
MINIMUM 78 617 AM 40 1950 64 14 63  
AVERAGE 86 74 12 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.77 2019 0.14 -0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.71 -0.33 1.89  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.79 -3.89 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.64 -6.86 18.97  
 
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 21 9 12 4  
MONTH TO DATE 188 198 -10 245  
SINCE JUN 1 793 770 23 925  
SINCE JAN 1 913 853 60 1055    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 58 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 805 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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