409  
CDUS43 KDMX 040636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 71 449 PM 88 1949 68 3 51  
MINIMUM 33 444 AM 29 1907 47 -14 43  
AVERAGE 52 58 -6 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 1913 0.17 -0.17 0.42  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.51 -0.51 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 3.87 6.70 -2.83 8.09  
SINCE JAN 1 7.52 9.12 -1.60 9.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 2013 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  
YESTERDAY 13 8 5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 38 26 12 55  
SINCE MAR 1 1269 1243 26 1383  
SINCE JUL 1 5858 6036 -178 5875  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 15 1 1  
SINCE JAN 1 16 15 1 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 600 AM  
LOWEST 16 500 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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