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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT MON MAY 15 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 70 212 AM 94 2013 72 -2 88
MINIMUM 53 1059 PM 34 1888 52 1 55
AVERAGE 62 62 0 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 45 97 -52 91
SINCE MAR 1 1276 1314 -38 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5865 6107 -242 5911
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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