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CDUS43 KDMX 022226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 65 359 PM 90 1952 68 -3 48  
MINIMUM 40 332 AM 30 1908 47 -7 42  
1967  
AVERAGE 53 57 -4 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.74 1944 0.17 -0.17 0.57  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.34 -0.34 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 3.87 6.53 -2.66 7.67  
SINCE JAN 1 7.52 8.95 -1.43 9.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1976 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 12 9 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 25 18 7 37  
SINCE MAR 1 1256 1235 21 1365  
SINCE JUL 1 5845 6028 -183 5857  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 14 2 1  
SINCE JAN 1 16 14 2 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 400 AM  
LOWEST 14 400 PM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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