099  
CDUS43 KDMX 100630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT WED MAY 10 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 74 535 PM 94 1895 70 4 93  
MINIMUM 56 750 AM 32 1885 50 6 63  
1923  
AVERAGE 65 60 5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1945 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 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  
YESTERDAY 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 (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 48 500 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 11 2023...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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