710  
CDUS43 KDMX 300628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 59 1045 AM 92 1910 67 -8 65  
MINIMUM 39 536 AM 24 1958 46 -7 52  
AVERAGE 49 56 -7 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.06 1.71 1984 0.17 -0.11 0.27  
MONTH TO DATE 2.54 3.85 -1.31 3.53  
SINCE MAR 1 3.87 6.02 -2.15 6.98  
SINCE JAN 1 7.52 8.44 -0.92 8.64  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1907 0.0 0.0 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 16 10 6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 372 413 -41 522  
SINCE MAR 1 1214 1209 5 1320  
SINCE JUL 1 5803 6002 -199 5812  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 300 PM  
LOWEST 44 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1926  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1903  
1908  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2023.........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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