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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 56 514 PM 92 1926 67 -11 69
MINIMUM 40 555 AM 29 1903 46 -6 44
1908
AVERAGE 48 56 -8 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.58 1986 0.17 -0.17 0.12
MONTH TO DATE 2.54 4.02 -1.48 3.65
SINCE MAR 1 3.87 6.19 -2.32 7.10
SINCE JAN 1 7.52 8.61 -1.09 8.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1960 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 17 9 8 8
MONTH TO DATE 389 422 -33 530
SINCE MAR 1 1231 1218 13 1328
SINCE JUL 1 5820 6011 -191 5820
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 10 6 1
SINCE MAR 1 16 12 4 1
SINCE JAN 1 16 12 4 1
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 37 600 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1887
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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