693  
CDUS43 KDMX 290630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 1235 PM 91 1910 66 5 68  
MINIMUM 49 507 AM 30 1950 45 4 43  
AVERAGE 60 56 4 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.80 1974 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 3.68 -1.20 3.26  
SINCE MAR 1 3.81 5.85 -2.04 6.71  
SINCE JAN 1 7.46 8.27 -0.81 8.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.2 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.2 -1.1 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.6 4.8 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.3 -3.2 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 10 -5 9  
MONTH TO DATE 356 403 -47 516  
SINCE MAR 1 1198 1199 -1 1314  
SINCE JUL 1 5787 5992 -205 5806  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 600 PM  
LOWEST 36 100 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2023.........SUNRISE 614 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2023.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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