454  
CDUS43 KDMX 110629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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 81 226 PM 99 1927 79 2 65  
2013  
MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 42 1910 58 4 57  
AVERAGE 72 68 4 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.62 2.61 1972 0.11 0.51 0.81  
MONTH TO DATE 0.62 1.13 -0.51 2.35  
SINCE SEP 1 0.62 1.13 -0.51 2.35  
SINCE JAN 1 19.42 28.23 -8.81 23.47  
 
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 2 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 4  
SINCE SEP 1 0 12 -12 4  
SINCE JUL 1 2 17 -15 4  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 92 57 35 80  
SINCE SEP 1 92 57 35 80  
SINCE JAN 1 1161 992 169 1240    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1100 PM  
LOWEST 50 200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 97 1936  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 11 2023.....SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 12 2023.....SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 729 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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