858  
CDUS43 KDMX 070647  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
147 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 78 440 PM 95 1934 69 9 68  
MINIMUM 58 333 AM 28 1947 48 10 51  
AVERAGE 68 59 9 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 6 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 19 18 1 1  
SINCE JAN 1 19 18 1 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 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 AM  
LOWEST 66 500 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1885  
1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 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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