400  
CDUS43 KDMX 232227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 100R 311 PM 99 1975 83 17 85  
MINIMUM 80 636 AM 43 1891 63 17 61  
AVERAGE 90 73 17 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1895 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 3.11 -0.73 1.89  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 12.19 -4.29 7.24  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 26.04 -7.26 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 25 8 17 8  
MONTH TO DATE 253 222 31 264  
SINCE JUN 1 858 794 64 944  
SINCE JAN 1 978 877 101 1074    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 100 AM  
LOWEST 48 200 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 104 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 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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