951  
CDUS43 KDMX 292225  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
525 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 85 349 PM 104 1934 77 8 84  
MINIMUM 60 520 AM 32 1947 57 3 68  
AVERAGE 73 67 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1880 0.17 -0.17 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 4.90 -1.56 2.78  
SINCE MAR 1 7.21 11.09 -3.88 9.88  
SINCE JAN 1 10.86 13.51 -2.65 11.54  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM MM MM 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 148 -79 157  
SINCE MAR 1 1300 1365 -65 1485  
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6158 -269 5977  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 81 63 18 111  
SINCE MAR 1 97 75 22 112  
SINCE JAN 1 97 75 22 112    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 700 AM  
LOWEST 33 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 40 1897  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 29 2023...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
MAY 30 2023...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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