094  
CDUS43 KDMX 182226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 349 PM 94 1895 76 4 85  
MINIMUM 47 559 AM 36 1901 55 -8 66  
1916  
AVERAGE 64 66 -2 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.55 2015 0.11 -0.11 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 1.99 -1.10 3.16  
SINCE SEP 1 0.89 1.99 -1.10 3.16  
SINCE JAN 1 19.69 29.09 -9.40 24.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 3 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 32 -30 9  
SINCE SEP 1 2 32 -30 9  
SINCE JUL 1 4 37 -33 9  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 109 91 18 121  
SINCE SEP 1 109 91 18 121  
SINCE JAN 1 1178 1026 152 1281    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1889  
1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2023.....SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2023.....SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 717 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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