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Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 020627
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT THU MAY 02 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 68 125 PM 92 1887 67 1 62
MINIMUM 51 556 AM 27 1909 46 5 41
AVERAGE 60 57 3 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.11 1.18 1892 0.17 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.17 -0.06 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 5.04 6.36 -1.32 3.87
SINCE JAN 1 7.37 8.78 -1.41 7.52
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.6 -4.8 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.3 -1.3 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 13
MONTH TO DATE 5 9 -4 13
SINCE MAR 1 924 1226 -302 1244
SINCE JUL 1 4790 6019 -1229 5833
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0
SINCE MAR 1 18 13 5 16
SINCE JAN 1 18 13 5 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 600 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1908
1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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