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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT MON APR 17 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 41 1015 PM 90 1898 62 -21 50
MINIMUM 33 1219 PM 21 1905 41 -8 28
AVERAGE 37 52 -15 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY T 8.8 1921 0.1 -0.1 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
YESTERDAY 28 14 14 26
MONTH TO DATE 181 263 -82 317
SINCE MAR 1 1023 1059 -36 1115
SINCE JUL 1 5612 5852 -240 5607
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
SNOW
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 200 PM
LOWEST 55 1100 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1907
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2023.........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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