833  
CDUS43 KDMX 042225  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
525 PM CDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 80 354 PM 91 1918 68 12 60  
MINIMUM 47 540 AM 26 1907 48 -1 41  
AVERAGE 64 58 6 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.50 2003 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.67 -0.67 0.99  
SINCE MAR 1 3.87 6.86 -2.99 8.09  
SINCE JAN 1 7.52 9.28 -1.76 9.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1917 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.7 4.7 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.4 -3.3 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 8 -7 14  
MONTH TO DATE 39 34 5 69  
SINCE MAR 1 1270 1251 19 1397  
SINCE JUL 1 5859 6044 -185 5889  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 16 0 1  
SINCE JAN 1 16 16 0 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 44 600 AM  
LOWEST 17 400 PM  
AVERAGE 31  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944  
 
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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