751  
CDUS43 KDMX 090634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 77 421 PM 94 1934 70 7 67  
MINIMUM 60 811 AM 32 1954 49 11 56  
AVERAGE 69 59 10 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 51 600 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1885  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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