Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 172228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 83 357 PM 90 1880 73 10 78
MINIMUM 56 333 AM 36 1915 53 3 53
AVERAGE 70 63 7 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.96 1889 0.17 -0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.88 -0.39 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 9.07 -1.65 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.49 -1.74 10.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 48 111 -63 53
SINCE MAR 1 967 1328 -361 1284
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6121 -1288 5873
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 1
MONTH TO DATE 27 23 4 46
SINCE MAR 1 45 35 10 62
SINCE JAN 1 45 35 10 62
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 400 AM
LOWEST 32 100 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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