364  
CDUS43 KDMX 200641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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 79 132 PM 96 1948 76 3 85  
MINIMUM 60 841 AM 33 1889 54 6 63  
1991  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.49 1.67 1983 0.11 1.38 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.10 0.28 3.16  
SINCE SEP 1 2.38 2.10 0.28 3.16  
SINCE JAN 1 21.18 29.20 -8.02 24.28  
 
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 2 35 -33 9  
SINCE SEP 1 2 35 -33 9  
SINCE JUL 1 4 40 -36 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 3 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 114 94 20 130  
SINCE SEP 1 114 94 20 130  
SINCE JAN 1 1183 1029 154 1290    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM  
LOWEST 50 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1896  
1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 20 2023.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2023.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 714 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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