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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         68    420 PM  94    1895  70     -2       74
  MINIMUM         50    459 AM  32    1885  50      0       56
                                      1923
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.23 1996   0.17  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      1.50   0.66     1.40
  SINCE MAR 1      7.09                      7.69  -0.60     5.27
  SINCE JAN 1      9.42                     10.11  -0.69     8.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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        6                         6      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        69    -23       42
  SINCE MAR 1    965                      1286   -321     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4831                      6079  -1248     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3       14
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        21      3       30
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        21      3       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     61           500 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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