545  
CDUS43 KDMX 222226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 96 359 PM 98 1947 83 13 82  
1948  
MINIMUM 75 636 AM 48 1890 63 12 59  
1923  
AVERAGE 86 73 13 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1922 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.98 -0.60 1.89  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 12.06 -4.16 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 25.91 -7.13 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 8 13 6  
MONTH TO DATE 228 214 14 256  
SINCE JUN 1 833 786 47 936  
SINCE JAN 1 953 869 84 1066    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 300 AM  
LOWEST 56 300 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 43 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2023........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 802 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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