344  
CDUS43 KDMX 230629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 303 PM 98 1925 75 1 80  
MINIMUM 53 453 AM 33 1963 55 -2 58  
AVERAGE 65 65 0 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 1952 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.34 3.75 1.59 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.27 9.94 0.33 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 12.60 12.36 0.24 10.86  
 
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 0.8 5.8 -5.0 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.5 -1.5 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 130 -82 68  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1347 -380 1299  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6140 -1307 5888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 56 37 19 55  
SINCE MAR 1 74 49 25 71  
SINCE JAN 1 74 49 25 71    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 38 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1885  
1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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