976  
CDUS43 KDMX 310650  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
150 AM CDT FRI MAY 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 79 121 PM 105 1934 77 2 89  
MINIMUM 59 606 AM 40 1897 58 1 65  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 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  
YESTERDAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 102 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 34 1889  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 PM CDT  
JUNE 1 2024..........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 843 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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