850  
CDUS43 KDMX 162228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SUN APR 16 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 38 359 PM 90 1898 62 -24 50  
MINIMUM 33 1219 PM 21 1905 41 -8 28  
AVERAGE 36 52 -16 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 1.32 1900 0.14 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.19 1.84 -0.65 0.69  
SINCE MAR 1 2.52 4.01 -1.49 4.14  
SINCE JAN 1 6.17 6.43 -0.26 5.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 8.8 1921 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.8 -0.7 T  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.2 5.2 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 35.9 -2.8 34.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 14 15 26  
MONTH TO DATE 182 263 -81 317  
SINCE MAR 1 1024 1059 -35 1115  
SINCE JUL 1 5613 5852 -239 5607  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 200 PM  
LOWEST 75 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1907  
 
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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