063  
CDUS43 KDMX 130630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 78 445 PM 94 1956 71 7 92  
MINIMUM 65 410 AM 32 1946 51 14 71  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 2.27 2005 0.17 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.93 2.01 -0.08 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.80 8.20 -2.40 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 9.45 10.62 -1.17 9.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 87 -45 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1304 -31 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6097 -235 5911  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 2 5 17  
MONTH TO DATE 35 13 22 61  
SINCE MAR 1 51 25 26 62  
SINCE JAN 1 51 25 26 62    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 AM  
LOWEST 71 400 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 1915  
1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2023...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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