875  
CDUS43 KDMX 260627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT WED APR 26 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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 60 446 PM 90 2012 65 -5 46  
MINIMUM 41 535 AM 28 1934 44 -3 33  
AVERAGE 51 55 -4 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.79 1904 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 3.18 -0.70 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.81 5.35 -1.54 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 7.77 -0.31 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 0.0 0.0 T  
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 14 11 3 25  
MONTH TO DATE 330 373 -43 479  
SINCE MAR 1 1172 1169 3 1277  
SINCE JUL 1 5761 5962 -201 5769  
 
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 E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 800 AM  
LOWEST 31 700 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 1987  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 26 2023.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
APRIL 27 2023.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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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