465  
CDUS43 KDMX 200634  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 66 338 PM 93 1975 74 -8 87  
MINIMUM 50 1159 PM 35 1888 54 -4 60  
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.14 1937 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.23 0.11 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.42 -2.21 8.49  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 11.84 -0.98 10.15  
 
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 7 4 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 119 -59 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1291 1336 -45 1419  
SINCE JUL 1 5880 6129 -249 5911  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 51 28 23 94  
SINCE MAR 1 67 40 27 95  
SINCE JAN 1 67 40 27 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 100 AM  
LOWEST 38 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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