598  
CDUS43 KDMX 010646  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
146 AM CDT FRI SEP 01 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 83 MM 99 1913 81 2 87  
MINIMUM 59 MM 45 1915 61 -2 59  
1967  
AVERAGE 71 71 0 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 500 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 2 2023.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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