568  
CDUS43 KDMX 280626  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT FRI APR 28 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 71 333 PM 88 1981 66 5 76  
1989  
MINIMUM 44 520 AM 28 1950 45 -1 39  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.64 1990 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 3.51 -1.03 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.81 5.68 -1.87 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 8.10 -0.64 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1917 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2017  
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 7 10 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 351 393 -42 507  
SINCE MAR 1 1193 1189 4 1305  
SINCE JUL 1 5782 5982 -200 5797  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 53 600 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 42  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2023.........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 809 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2023.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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