335  
CDUS43 KDMX 200630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU APR 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 77 149 PM 86 1987 63 14 47  
MINIMUM 53 549 AM 21 2022 42 11 21  
AVERAGE 65 52 13 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.63 1.29 1959 0.14 0.49 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 2.26 -0.44 0.91  
SINCE MAR 1 3.15 4.43 -1.28 4.36  
SINCE JAN 1 6.80 6.85 -0.05 6.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.7 1959 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.9 -0.8 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.3 5.1 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.0 -2.9 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 31  
MONTH TO DATE 212 303 -91 406  
SINCE MAR 1 1054 1099 -45 1204  
SINCE JUL 1 5643 5892 -249 5696  
 
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 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 62 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1000 PM  
LOWEST 47 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1980  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2023.........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
APRIL 21 2023.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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