370  
CDUS43 KDMX 212232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 102 1936 83 9 77  
MINIMUM 76 622 AM 47 1950 64 12 62  
AVERAGE 84 73 11 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.92 1946 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.84 -0.46 1.89  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 11.92 -4.02 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.77 -6.99 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 19 8 11 5  
MONTH TO DATE 207 206 1 250  
SINCE JUN 1 812 778 34 930  
SINCE JAN 1 932 861 71 1060    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 500 AM  
LOWEST 60 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1947  
1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 48 1890  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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