996  
CDUS43 KDMX 230640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 96 424 PM 98 1947 83 13 82  
1948  
MINIMUM 75 636 AM 48 1890 63 12 59  
1923  
AVERAGE 86 73 13 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 99 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 43 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2023........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2023........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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