981  
CDUS43 KDMX 202226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 71 359 PM 94 1925 74 -3 73  
MINIMUM 44 525 AM 35 1892 54 -10 54  
AVERAGE 58 64 -6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1950 0.18 -0.18 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.41 -0.07 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.60 -2.39 8.49  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.02 -1.16 10.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 1892 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 4 3 1  
MONTH TO DATE 67 123 -56 92  
SINCE MAR 1 1298 1340 -42 1420  
SINCE JUL 1 5887 6133 -246 5912  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 31 20 94  
SINCE MAR 1 67 43 24 95  
SINCE JAN 1 67 43 24 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 400 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883  
1931  
 
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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