395  
CDUS43 KDMX 160648  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
148 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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 82 148 PM 97 1927 77 5 84  
MINIMUM 59 558 AM 37 2007 56 3 63  
AVERAGE 71 67 4 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.67 1921 0.10 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.67 -0.78 2.35  
SINCE SEP 1 0.89 1.67 -0.78 2.35  
SINCE JAN 1 19.69 28.77 -9.08 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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 23 -22 9  
SINCE SEP 1 1 23 -22 9  
SINCE JUL 1 3 28 -25 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 4 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 105 79 26 98  
SINCE SEP 1 105 79 26 98  
SINCE JAN 1 1174 1014 160 1258    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 97 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2023.....SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2023.....SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 721 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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