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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU MAY 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    302 PM  94    1934  70     11       77
  MINIMUM         56    543 AM  32    1954  49      7       60
  AVERAGE         69                        59     10       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.41 1950   0.17  -0.03     0.21
  MONTH TO DATE    2.15                      1.33   0.82     1.40
  SINCE MAR 1      7.08                      7.52  -0.44     5.27
  SINCE JAN 1      9.41                      9.94  -0.53     8.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2021
  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                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        63    -23       42
  SINCE MAR 1    959                      1280   -321     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      6073  -1248     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         8     -2       14
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        20      4       30
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        20      4       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           900 PM
 LOWEST     32           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1885
                                             1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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