428  
CDUS43 KDMX 270626  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT THU APR 27 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 63 432 PM 89 1987 66 -3 60  
1989  
MINIMUM 39 559 AM 25 1907 44 -5 27  
AVERAGE 51 55 -4 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.68 2009 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 3.34 -0.86 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.81 5.51 -1.70 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 7.93 -0.47 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1967 0.0 0.0 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 14 10 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 344 383 -39 500  
SINCE MAR 1 1186 1179 7 1298  
SINCE JUL 1 5775 5972 -197 5790  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 500 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1981  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2023.........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2023.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 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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