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CDUS43 KDMX 302230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 78 200 PM 105 1934 77 1 89  
MINIMUM 59 MM 40 1897 58 1 65  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.52 1903 0.17 -0.17 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 6.04 5.07 0.97 3.36  
SINCE MAR 1 10.97 11.26 -0.29 7.23  
SINCE JAN 1 13.30 13.68 -0.38 10.88  
 
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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 150 -100 69  
SINCE MAR 1 969 1367 -398 1300  
SINCE JUL 1 4835 6160 -1325 5889  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 0 12  
MONTH TO DATE 71 67 4 93  
SINCE MAR 1 89 79 10 109  
SINCE JAN 1 89 79 10 109    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 500 AM  
LOWEST 42 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 30 2024...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT  
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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