098  
CDUS43 KDMX 112226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 81 140 PM 93 2000 71 10 90  
MINIMUM 62 544 AM 30 1946 50 12 73  
AVERAGE 72 60 12 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 2.98 1923 0.17 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 1.84 -0.35 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.36 8.03 -2.67 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 9.01 10.45 -1.44 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 81 -39 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1298 -25 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6091 -229 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 1 6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 28 11 17 44  
SINCE MAR 1 44 23 21 45  
SINCE JAN 1 44 23 21 45    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 300 PM  
LOWEST 52 100 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2023...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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