081  
CDUS43 KDMX 020649  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
149 AM CDT SAT SEP 02 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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 87 358 PM 99 1913 81 6 85  
MINIMUM 58 558 AM 38 1949 61 -3 67  
AVERAGE 73 71 2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.77 1935 0.12 -0.12 1.54  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 1.54  
SINCE SEP 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 27.22 -8.42 22.66  
 
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 SEP 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 2 6 -4 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 8 6 2 11  
SINCE SEP 1 8 6 2 11  
SINCE JAN 1 1077 941 136 1171    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 600 AM  
LOWEST 35 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 1913  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 42 1893  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 2 2023.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 3 2023.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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