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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         76   1023 AM  93    1975  74      2       66
  MINIMUM         60    524 AM  35    1888  54      6       50
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.73          1.14 1937   0.17   0.56     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      3.23  -0.01     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1      8.15                      9.42  -1.27     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     10.48                     11.84  -1.36    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                         4     -4        7
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       119    -71       60
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1336   -369     1291
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6129  -1296     5880

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        28     14       51
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        40     20       67
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        40     20       67
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM
 LOWEST     33          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 21 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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