976  
CDUS43 KDMX 160644  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
144 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 60 1200 AM 87 2002 62 -2 47  
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM 20 1928 40 -2 30  
AVERAGE 49 51 -2 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.40 1.85 1982 0.13 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 1.70 -0.57 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 2.46 3.87 -1.41 4.14  
SINCE JAN 1 6.11 6.29 -0.18 5.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 1947 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.7 -0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.1 5.3 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 35.8 -2.7 34.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 14 2 26  
MONTH TO DATE 153 249 -96 291  
SINCE MAR 1 995 1045 -50 1089  
SINCE JUL 1 5584 5838 -254 5581  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 77 100 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 90 1898  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1905  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2023.........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2023.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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