604  
CDUS43 KDMX 290628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 84 445 PM 100 1984 82 2 87  
MINIMUM 59 623 AM 41 1986 62 -3 68  
AVERAGE 72 72 0 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.38 2014 0.13 -0.13 0.84  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 3.77 -1.37 4.02  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 12.85 -4.93 9.37  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 26.70 -7.90 21.10  
 
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 7 7 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 321 260 61 324  
SINCE JUN 1 926 832 94 1004  
SINCE JAN 1 1046 915 131 1134    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 43 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 99 1983  
1984  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2023........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT  
AUGUST 30 2023........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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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