981  
CDUS43 KDMX 312236  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 83 351 PM 99 1913 81 2 87  
MINIMUM 59 603 AM 45 1915 61 -2 59  
1967  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.80 1977 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 4.17 -1.77 4.04  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 13.25 -5.33 9.39  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 27.10 -8.30 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 6 7 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 344 280 64 350  
SINCE JUN 1 949 852 97 1030  
SINCE JAN 1 1069 935 134 1160    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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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 38 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 748 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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