730  
CDUS43 KDMX 250629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 76 322 PM 97 1939 75 1 84  
MINIMUM 56 1158 PM 36 1924 56 0 56  
AVERAGE 66 65 1 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.29 2.62 1922 0.17 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.63 4.09 1.54 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.56 10.28 0.28 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 12.89 12.70 0.19 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 48 136 -88 68  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1353 -386 1299  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6146 -1313 5888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 61 43 18 65  
SINCE MAR 1 79 55 24 81  
SINCE JAN 1 79 55 24 81    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 AM  
LOWEST 46 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 98 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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