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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 63 615 PM 91 1941 72 -9 71
2012
2017
MINIMUM 51 755 AM 35 1959 52 -1 58
1997
AVERAGE 57 62 -5 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 2.52 1943 0.17 -0.13 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 2.54 0.80 1.14
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 8.73 -1.52 8.24
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 11.15 -0.29 9.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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 8 5 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 102 -49 91
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1319 -35 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5873 6112 -239 5911
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 42 19 23 75
SINCE MAR 1 58 31 27 76
SINCE JAN 1 58 31 27 76
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 700 AM
LOWEST 54 500 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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