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CDUS43 KDMX 272228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 78 356 PM 99 2018 76 2 81  
MINIMUM 54 400 AM 36 1907 57 -3 47  
AVERAGE 66 66 0 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.26 3.48 1915 0.16 0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.04 4.57 1.47 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.97 10.76 0.21 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 13.30 13.18 0.12 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 2 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 48 144 -96 69  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1361 -394 1300  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6154 -1321 5889  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 4 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 67 55 12 69  
SINCE MAR 1 85 67 18 85  
SINCE JAN 1 85 67 18 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 98 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947  
 
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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