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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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    322 PM  97    1939  75      1       84
  MINIMUM         56   1158 PM  36    1924  56      0       56
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.29          2.62 1922   0.17   0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.63                      4.09   1.54     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.56                     10.28   0.28     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.89                     12.70   0.19    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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       136    -88       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1353   -386     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6146  -1313     5888

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        43     18       65
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        55     24       81
  SINCE JAN 1     79                        55     24       81
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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