391  
CDUS43 KDMX 102242  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
542 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 83 233 PM 95 2011 70 13 90  
MINIMUM 60 621 AM 32 1966 50 10 68  
AVERAGE 72 60 12 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.83 1912 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 1.67 -0.27 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.27 7.86 -2.59 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 10.28 -1.36 9.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 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  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 75 -33 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1292 -19 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6085 -223 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 1 6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 21 10 11 27  
SINCE MAR 1 37 22 15 28  
SINCE JAN 1 37 22 15 28    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 400 AM  
LOWEST 47 100 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1946  
 
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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