972  
CDUS43 KDMX 282228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 75 329 PM 98 2018 77 -2 83  
MINIMUM 54 505 AM 32 1947 57 -3 55  
AVERAGE 65 67 -2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.34 1947 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.04 4.73 1.31 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 10.97 10.92 0.05 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 13.30 13.34 -0.04 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1947 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 146 -98 69  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1363 -396 1300  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6156 -1323 5889  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 67 59 8 73  
SINCE MAR 1 85 71 14 89  
SINCE JAN 1 85 71 14 89    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 32 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT  
MAY 29 2024...........SUNRISE 544 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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