954  
CDUS43 KDMX 270626  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
126 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 78 317 PM 96 2018 76 2 58  
MINIMUM 51 541 AM 39 1961 56 -5 53  
AVERAGE 65 66 -1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.08 1903 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 4.41 -1.07 2.77  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 10.60 -3.39 9.87  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 13.02 -2.16 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 9  
MONTH TO DATE 68 142 -74 155  
SINCE MAR 1 1299 1359 -60 1483  
SINCE JUL 1 5888 6152 -264 5975  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 51 18 94  
SINCE MAR 1 85 63 22 95  
SINCE JAN 1 85 63 22 95    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 50 600 AM  
LOWEST 18 500 PM  
AVERAGE 34  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 99 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 27 2023...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2023...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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