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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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    335 PM  94    2013  72      3       70       
  MINIMUM         59    528 AM  34    1888  52      7       53       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       62     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.67 1909   0.18  -0.18     0.01     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      2.37   0.12     3.30     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.42                      8.56  -1.14     7.17     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.75                     10.98  -1.23    10.82     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1993   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                         5     -5        3        
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        97    -49       45        
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1314   -347     1276        
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6107  -1274     5865        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            2                         2      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        17      0       42        
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        29      6       58        
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        29      6       58        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1100 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941                      
                                             2012                     
                                             2017                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1959                      
                                             1997                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT     
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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