238  
CDUS43 KDMX 292231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 87 233 PM 99 1983 82 5 85  
1984  
MINIMUM 63 556 AM 43 1946 62 1 68  
AVERAGE 75 72 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.16 1993 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 3.90 -1.50 4.04  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 12.98 -5.06 9.39  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 26.83 -8.03 21.12  
 
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 10 7 3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 331 267 64 336  
SINCE JUN 1 936 839 97 1016  
SINCE JAN 1 1056 922 134 1146    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 104 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 42 1893  
 
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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