773  
CDUS43 KDMX 242226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 84 352 PM 97 1939 75 9 57  
MINIMUM 56 445 AM 36 1924 56 0 50  
AVERAGE 70 65 5 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.62 1922 0.17 -0.17 0.87  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 4.09 -0.75 2.26  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 10.28 -3.07 9.36  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.70 -1.84 11.02  
 
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 0 3 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 68 136 -68 135  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1353 -54 1463  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6146 -258 5955  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 3 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 65 43 22 94  
SINCE MAR 1 81 55 26 95  
SINCE JAN 1 81 55 26 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 33 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 24 2023...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
MAY 25 2023...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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