189  
CDUS43 KDMX 262228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 79 314 PM 96 2018 76 3 78  
MINIMUM 61 622 AM 39 1961 56 5 51  
AVERAGE 70 66 4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.15 2.08 1903 0.16 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.78 4.41 1.37 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.71 10.60 0.11 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 13.04 13.02 0.02 10.86  
 
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 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  
TODAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 142 -94 68  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1359 -392 1299  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6152 -1319 5888  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 4 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 51 15 69  
SINCE MAR 1 84 63 21 85  
SINCE JAN 1 84 63 21 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 50 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 99 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 PM CDT  
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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