461  
CDUS43 KDMX 260630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 80 336 PM 98 1967 76 4 57  
MINIMUM 58 632 AM 34 1925 56 2 50  
AVERAGE 69 66 3 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.40 1960 0.16 -0.16 0.51  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 4.25 -0.91 2.77  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 10.44 -3.23 9.87  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 12.86 -2.00 11.53  
 
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 11  
MONTH TO DATE 68 139 -71 146  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1356 -57 1474  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6149 -261 5966  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 4 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 47 22 94  
SINCE MAR 1 85 59 26 95  
SINCE JAN 1 85 59 26 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 400 AM  
LOWEST 28 1000 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 96 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 1961  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2023...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 27 2023...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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