135  
CDUS43 KDMX 080629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 86 327 PM 92 1966 69 17 73  
MINIMUM 58 322 AM 28 1885 49 9 45  
1931  
AVERAGE 72 59 13 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.93 1.76 1997 0.16 0.77 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.19 1.16 0.03 1.06  
SINCE MAR 1 5.06 7.35 -2.29 8.16  
SINCE JAN 1 8.71 9.77 -1.06 9.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 6  
MONTH TO DATE 42 56 -14 88  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1273 0 1416  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6066 -204 5908  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 7 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 26 19 7 1  
SINCE JAN 1 26 19 7 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 200 AM  
LOWEST 51 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 603 AM CDT SUNSET 820 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 821 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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