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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         80    434 PM  92    1885  75      5       82
                                      1939
  MINIMUM         57    536 AM  32    1963  55      2       58
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.58 1914   0.17  MM        0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.34                      3.92   1.42     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.27                     10.11   0.16     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.60                     12.53   0.07    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       133    -85       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1350   -383     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6143  -1310     5888

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        40     20       60
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        52     26       76
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        52     26       76
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM
 LOWEST     30           200 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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