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CDUS43 KDMX 052227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 69 130 PM 92 1909 69 0 62  
MINIMUM 54 320 AM 30 1944 48 6 51  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 2.81 1882 0.17 -0.08 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.84 -0.75 1.05  
SINCE MAR 1 3.96 7.03 -3.07 8.15  
SINCE JAN 1 7.61 9.45 -1.84 9.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.4 1944 0.0 0.0 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 3 8 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 42 42 0 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1259 14 1405  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6052 -190 5897  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 17 -1 1  
SINCE JAN 1 16 17 -1 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 PM  
LOWEST 50 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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