925  
CDUS43 KDMX 212227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 77 359 PM 94 1886 74 3 59  
MINIMUM 51 432 AM 35 1883 54 -3 47  
1931  
AVERAGE 64 64 0 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.78 1969 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.58 -0.24 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.77 -2.56 8.49  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.19 -1.33 10.15  
 
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 1 4 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 68 127 -59 104  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1344 -45 1432  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6137 -249 5924  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 34 17 94  
SINCE MAR 1 67 46 21 95  
SINCE JAN 1 67 46 21 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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