410  
CDUS43 KDMX 270635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 86 258 PM 104 1983 82 4 84  
MINIMUM 68 1159 PM 45 1910 62 6 64  
AVERAGE 77 72 5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.18 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 3.51 -1.11 1.93  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 12.59 -4.67 7.28  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 26.44 -7.64 19.01  
 
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 12 8 4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 308 246 62 297  
SINCE JUN 1 913 818 95 977  
SINCE JAN 1 1033 901 132 1107    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 40 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1955  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 45 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2023........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2023........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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