142  
CDUS43 KDMX 270628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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 79 314 PM 96 2018 76 3 78  
MINIMUM 61 1157 PM 39 1961 56 5 51  
AVERAGE 70 66 4 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 48 142 -94 68  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1359 -392 1299  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6152 -1319 5888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 99 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 36 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT  
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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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