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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         83    211 PM  94    1886  74      9       77
  MINIMUM         57   1149 PM  35    1883  54      3       51
                                      1931
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.58          1.78 1969   0.17   1.41     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.34                      3.58   1.76     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.27                      9.77   0.50     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.60                     12.19   0.41    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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        1
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       127    -79       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1344   -377     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6137  -1304     5888

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        34     22       51
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        46     28       67
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        46     28       67
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     63           200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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