782  
CDUS43 KDMX 280629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 80 349 PM 99 1955 82 -2 91  
2013  
MINIMUM 62 1152 PM 45 1986 62 0 67  
AVERAGE 71 72 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 6.18 1975 0.13 -0.13 1.25  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 3.64 -1.24 3.18  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 12.72 -4.80 8.53  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 26.57 -7.77 20.26  
 
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 6 7 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 314 253 61 311  
SINCE JUN 1 919 825 94 991  
SINCE JAN 1 1039 908 131 1121    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 44 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2023........SUNRISE 636 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2023........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 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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