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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 82 243 PM 92 1934 73 9 81
MINIMUM 57 542 AM 35 1916 53 4 59
AVERAGE 70 63 7 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1944 0.18 -0.18 0.24
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.06 0.28 1.39
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.25 -2.04 8.49
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 11.67 -0.81 10.15
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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 53 115 -62 91
SINCE MAR 1 1284 1332 -48 1419
SINCE JUL 1 5873 6125 -252 5911
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 5
MONTH TO DATE 51 25 26 85
SINCE MAR 1 67 37 30 86
SINCE JAN 1 67 37 30 86
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 500 AM
LOWEST 37 100 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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