149  
CDUS43 KDMX 132227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SAT MAY 13 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 77 359 PM 92 1915 71 6 81  
1956  
MINIMUM 67 1228 PM 32 1997 51 16 63  
AVERAGE 72 61 11 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.36 2.51 1970 0.18 1.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.29 2.19 1.10 1.08  
SINCE MAR 1 7.16 8.38 -1.22 8.18  
SINCE JAN 1 10.81 10.80 0.01 9.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.8 4.6 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.5 -3.4 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 92 -50 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1309 -36 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6102 -240 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 42 15 27 68  
SINCE MAR 1 58 27 31 69  
SINCE JAN 1 58 27 31 69    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1200 PM  
LOWEST 71 400 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1888  
 
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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