064  
CDUS43 KDMX 312227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT WED MAY 31 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 88 309 PM 102 1934 78 10 79  
MINIMUM 64 318 AM 34 1889 58 6 63  
AVERAGE 76 68 8 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1954 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.36 5.24 -1.88 2.97  
SINCE MAR 1 7.23 11.43 -4.20 10.07  
SINCE JAN 1 10.88 13.85 -2.97 11.73  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 69 152 -83 157  
SINCE MAR 1 1300 1369 -69 1485  
SINCE JUL 1 5889 6162 -273 5977  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 5 6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 104 71 33 129  
SINCE MAR 1 120 83 37 130  
SINCE JAN 1 120 83 37 130    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 700 AM  
LOWEST 42 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 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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