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CDUS43 KDMX 082226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT MON MAY 08 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 77 325 PM 94 1934 70 7 67
MINIMUM 60 811 AM 32 1954 49 11 56
AVERAGE 69 59 10 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.21 1.41 1950 0.17 0.04 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 1.33 0.07 1.08
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 7.52 -2.25 8.18
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 9.94 -1.02 9.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1938 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021
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 3
MONTH TO DATE 42 63 -21 91
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1280 -7 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6073 -211 5911
COOLING
TODAY 4 1 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 8 6 0
SINCE MAR 1 30 20 10 1
SINCE JAN 1 30 20 10 1
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 100 AM
LOWEST 54 400 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1885
1923
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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