725  
CDUS43 KDMX 062246  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
546 PM CDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 76 359 PM 95 1934 69 7 68  
MINIMUM 58 333 AM 28 1947 48 10 51  
AVERAGE 67 59 8 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.58 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 1.00 -0.74 1.06  
SINCE MAR 1 4.13 7.19 -3.06 8.16  
SINCE JAN 1 7.78 9.61 -1.83 9.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 0 7 -7 5  
MONTH TO DATE 42 49 -7 82  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1266 7 1410  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6059 -197 5902  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 2 6 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 18 0 1  
SINCE JAN 1 18 18 0 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 71 400 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885  
1931  
 
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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