208  
CDUS43 KDMX 040631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT MON SEP 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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 96 239 PM 101 1939 81 15 80  
MINIMUM 65 539 AM 40 1974 60 5 65  
AVERAGE 81 70 11 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.31 2018 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.35 -0.35 1.54  
SINCE SEP 1 0.00 0.35 -0.35 1.54  
SINCE JAN 1 18.80 27.45 -8.65 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 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE JUL 1 2 8 -6 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 6 10 8  
MONTH TO DATE 39 18 21 32  
SINCE SEP 1 39 18 21 32  
SINCE JAN 1 1108 953 155 1192    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 300 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 99 1913  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1891  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 4 2023.....SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 5 2023.....SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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