001  
CDUS43 KDMX 220637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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 49 129 PM 91 1980 64 -15 65  
MINIMUM 35 1157 PM 24 1966 43 -8 34  
AVERAGE 42 53 -11 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.66 1984 0.15 -0.15 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.56 -0.09 1.14  
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 4.73 -0.93 4.59  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 7.15 0.30 6.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.0 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 1.0 -0.9 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 10.4 5.4 5.0 10.2  
SINCE JUL 1 33.1 36.1 -3.0 36.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 12 11 15  
MONTH TO DATE 248 327 -79 440  
SINCE MAR 1 1090 1123 -33 1238  
SINCE JUL 1 5679 5916 -237 5730  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 0  
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 0  
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 100 AM  
LOWEST 47 900 AM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 93 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1986  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2023.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2023.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 804 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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