592  
CDUS43 KDMX 310630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT WED MAY 31 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 89 255 PM 105 1934 77 12 90  
MINIMUM 65 535 AM 40 1897 58 7 63  
AVERAGE 77 68 9 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.52 1903 0.17 -0.15 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 5.07 -1.71 2.97  
SINCE MAR 1 7.23 11.26 -4.03 10.07  
SINCE JAN 1 10.88 13.68 -2.80 11.73  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 150 -81 157  
SINCE MAR 1 1300 1367 -67 1485  
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6160 -271 5977  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 4 8 12  
MONTH TO DATE 93 67 26 123  
SINCE MAR 1 109 79 30 124  
SINCE JAN 1 109 79 30 124    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 800 PM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2023...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
JUNE 1 2023..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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