782  
CDUS43 KDMX 240626  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT MON APR 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 51 404 PM 85 1990 65 -14 75  
MINIMUM 29 556 AM 25 1956 43 -14 53  
AVERAGE 40 54 -14 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.95 1897 0.15 -0.15 0.84  
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.86 -0.39 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 5.03 -1.23 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 7.45 -0.00 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.9 1967 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  
YESTERDAY 25 12 13 1  
MONTH TO DATE 300 351 -51 441  
SINCE MAR 1 1142 1147 -5 1239  
SINCE JUL 1 5731 5940 -209 5731  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 500 AM  
LOWEST 31 500 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 24 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 24 2023.........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
APRIL 25 2023.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 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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