621  
CDUS43 KDMX 312234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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 81 252 PM 102 1934 78 3 88  
MINIMUM 64 509 AM 34 1889 58 6 64  
AVERAGE 73 68 5 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.76 1954 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.04 5.24 0.80 3.36  
SINCE MAR 1 10.97 11.43 -0.46 7.23  
SINCE JAN 1 13.30 13.85 -0.55 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 50 152 -102 69  
SINCE MAR 1 969 1369 -400 1300  
SINCE JUL 1 4835 6162 -1327 5889  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 5 3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 79 71 8 104  
SINCE MAR 1 97 83 14 120  
SINCE JAN 1 97 83 14 120    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 700 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 98 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 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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