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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 06 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 69 130 PM 92 1909 69 0 62
MINIMUM 54 320 AM 30 1944 48 6 51
AVERAGE 62 58 4 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.26 2.81 1882 0.17 0.09 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 0.84 -0.58 1.05
SINCE MAR 1 4.13 7.03 -2.90 8.15
SINCE JAN 1 7.78 9.45 -1.67 9.81
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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