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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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    342 PM  98    1967  76      3       80
  MINIMUM         50    423 AM  34    1925  56     -6       58
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.40 1960   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.63                      4.25   1.38     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.56                     10.44   0.12     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.89                     12.86   0.03    10.86

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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       139    -91       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1356   -389     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6149  -1316     5888

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        4
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        47     14       69
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        59     20       85
  SINCE JAN 1     79                        59     20       85
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM
 LOWEST     30           200 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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