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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         89    256 PM  92    1934  73     16       82
  MINIMUM         65    512 AM  35    1916  53     12       57
  AVERAGE         77                        63     14       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1944   0.18  -0.18      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      3.06  -0.57     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1      7.42                      9.25  -1.83     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1      9.75                     11.67  -1.92    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       115    -67       53
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1332   -365     1284
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6125  -1292     5873

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       12                         2     10        5
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        25     14       51
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        37     20       67
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        37     20       67
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM
 LOWEST     34          1100 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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