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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED MAY 17 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 78 359 PM 90 1880 73 5 76
MINIMUM 53 457 AM 36 1915 53 0 60
AVERAGE 66 63 3 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.96 1889 0.17 -0.17 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 2.88 0.46 1.15
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.07 -1.86 8.25
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 11.49 -0.63 9.91
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 53 111 -58 91
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1328 -44 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5873 6121 -248 5911
COOLING
TODAY 1 2 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 46 23 23 80
SINCE MAR 1 62 35 27 81
SINCE JAN 1 62 35 27 81
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 500 AM
LOWEST 40 400 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916
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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