529  
CDUS43 KDMX 092230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 74 359 PM 94 1895 70 4 93  
MINIMUM 56 750 AM 32 1885 50 6 63  
1923  
AVERAGE 65 60 5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 1.50 -0.10 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 7.69 -2.42 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 10.11 -1.19 9.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1945 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 69 -27 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1286 -13 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6079 -217 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 14 9 5 13  
SINCE MAR 1 30 21 9 14  
SINCE JAN 1 30 21 9 14    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 50 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966  
 
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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