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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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