639  
CDUS43 KDMX 180641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 61 456 PM 86 1975 63 -2 38  
MINIMUM 35 557 AM 19 1907 41 -6 31  
AVERAGE 48 52 -4 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.14 2013 0.14 -0.14 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 1.19 1.98 -0.79 0.91  
SINCE MAR 1 2.52 4.15 -1.63 4.36  
SINCE JAN 1 6.17 6.57 -0.40 6.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.2 1983 0.0 0.0 1.4  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.8 -0.7 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.2 5.2 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 35.9 -2.8 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 14 3 30  
MONTH TO DATE 198 277 -79 347  
SINCE MAR 1 1040 1073 -33 1145  
SINCE JUL 1 5629 5866 -237 5637  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 400 AM  
LOWEST 25 500 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 20 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2023.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 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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