808  
CDUS43 KDMX 302228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 84 336 PM 104 2013 82 2 82  
MINIMUM 60 635 AM 42 1893 61 -1 59  
AVERAGE 72 71 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1983 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 4.04 -1.64 4.04  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 13.12 -5.20 9.39  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 26.97 -8.17 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 7 7 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 338 274 64 342  
SINCE JUN 1 943 846 97 1022  
SINCE JAN 1 1063 929 134 1152    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 500 AM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 45 1915  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 30 2023........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 751 PM CDT  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 750 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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