248  
CDUS43 KDMX 222228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SAT APR 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 42 256 PM 93 1980 64 -22 79  
MINIMUM 33 608 AM 26 1986 43 -10 52  
AVERAGE 38 54 -16 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.56 1950 0.15 -0.15 1.28  
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.71 -0.24 2.42  
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 4.88 -1.08 5.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 7.30 0.15 7.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T R T 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.0 -0.9 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.4 5.0 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.1 -3.0 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 12 15 0  
MONTH TO DATE 275 339 -64 440  
SINCE MAR 1 1117 1135 -18 1238  
SINCE JUL 1 5706 5928 -222 5730  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 1  
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 1  
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 85 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2023.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2023.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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