420  
CDUS43 KDMX 250642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
142 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 63 302 PM 89 1989 65 -2 60  
MINIMUM 35 506 AM 24 1967 44 -9 44  
AVERAGE 49 54 -5 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.46 1897 0.16 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 3.02 -0.54 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.81 5.19 -1.38 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 7.61 -0.15 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.1 -1.0 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.5 4.9 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.2 -3.1 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 11 5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 316 362 -46 454  
SINCE MAR 1 1158 1158 0 1252  
SINCE JUL 1 5747 5951 -204 5744  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 900 PM  
LOWEST 31 100 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1934  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 25 2023.........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
APRIL 26 2023.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 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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