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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         81    404 PM  93    2000  71     10       81
  MINIMUM         50    514 AM  30    1946  50      0       62
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1923   0.17  -0.17     0.38
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      1.84   0.32     1.78
  SINCE MAR 1      7.09                      8.03  -0.94     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1      9.42                     10.45  -1.03     9.30

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.7   -4.9     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.4   -1.4     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        81    -33       42
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1298   -331     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6091  -1258     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        7
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        11     -4       28
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        23      2       44
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        23      2       44
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           200 AM
 LOWEST     23           400 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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