871  
CDUS43 KDMX 230627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 80 348 PM 98 1925 75 5 66  
MINIMUM 58 552 AM 33 1963 55 3 39  
AVERAGE 69 65 4 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.75 -0.41 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 9.94 -2.73 8.49  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.36 -1.50 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 0 3 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 68 130 -62 116  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1347 -48 1444  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6140 -252 5936  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 55 37 18 94  
SINCE MAR 1 71 49 22 95  
SINCE JAN 1 71 49 22 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2023...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2023...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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