760  
CDUS43 KDMX 232227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 80 358 PM 92 1885 75 5 82  
1939  
MINIMUM 57 536 AM 32 1963 55 2 58  
AVERAGE 69 65 4 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1914 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.34 3.92 1.42 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.27 10.11 0.16 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 12.60 12.53 0.07 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM T 2001 0.0 MM 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 133 -85 68  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1350 -383 1299  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6143 -1310 5888  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 3 1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 60 40 20 60  
SINCE MAR 1 78 52 26 76  
SINCE JAN 1 78 52 26 76    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 500 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 36 1924  
 
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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