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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 80 457 PM 91 2019 72 8 81
MINIMUM 56 551 AM 33 1890 52 4 52
AVERAGE 68 62 6 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.69 1896 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 2.71 0.63 1.14
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 8.90 -1.69 8.24
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 11.32 -0.46 9.90
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 107 -54 91
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1324 -40 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5873 6117 -244 5911
COOLING
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 2
MONTH TO DATE 45 21 24 77
SINCE MAR 1 61 33 28 78
SINCE JAN 1 61 33 28 78
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 400 AM
LOWEST 25 600 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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