336  
CDUS43 KDMX 242228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 99 359 PM 104 1936 83 16 89  
MINIMUM 79 616 AM 40 1891 63 16 66  
AVERAGE 89 73 16 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1882 0.14 -0.14 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 3.25 -0.87 1.93  
SINCE JUN 1 7.90 12.33 -4.43 7.28  
SINCE JAN 1 18.78 26.18 -7.40 19.01  
 
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 24 8 16 13  
MONTH TO DATE 277 230 47 277  
SINCE JUN 1 882 802 80 957  
SINCE JAN 1 1002 885 117 1087    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 1200 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 106 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 44 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2023........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2023........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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