463  
CDUS43 KDMX 190631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 82 243 PM 92 1934 73 9 81  
MINIMUM 57 542 AM 35 1916 53 4 59  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 100 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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