493  
CDUS43 KDMX 130628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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 78 234 PM 96 1927 78 0 76  
MINIMUM 50 608 AM 37 1902 57 -7 49  
AVERAGE 64 68 -4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.42 1961 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.36 -0.58 2.35  
SINCE SEP 1 0.78 1.36 -0.58 2.35  
SINCE JAN 1 19.58 28.46 -8.88 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 1 2 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 1 16 -15 9  
SINCE SEP 1 1 16 -15 9  
SINCE JUL 1 3 21 -18 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 94 67 27 80  
SINCE SEP 1 94 67 27 80  
SINCE JAN 1 1163 1002 161 1240    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 200 AM  
LOWEST 35 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 96 1897  
1931  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 33 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 13 2023.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 14 2023.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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