980  
CDUS43 KDMX 232229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 82 333 PM 92 1885 75 7 66  
1939  
MINIMUM 58 534 AM 32 1963 55 3 48  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1914 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.92 -0.58 1.39  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 10.11 -2.90 8.49  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.53 -1.67 10.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2001 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 0 3 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 68 133 -65 124  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1350 -51 1452  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6143 -255 5944  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 60 40 20 94  
SINCE MAR 1 76 52 24 95  
SINCE JAN 1 76 52 24 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1924  
 
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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