808  
CDUS43 KDMX 142226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SUN MAY 14 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 70 212 AM 94 2013 72 -2 88  
MINIMUM 59 359 PM 34 1888 52 7 55  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.17 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 3.30 2.37 0.93 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 7.17 8.56 -1.39 8.23  
SINCE JAN 1 10.82 10.98 -0.16 9.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 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 97 -55 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1273 1314 -41 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5862 6107 -245 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 42 17 25 75  
SINCE MAR 1 58 29 29 76  
SINCE JAN 1 58 29 29 76    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 900 AM  
LOWEST 80 200 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941  
2012  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959  
1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2023...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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