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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         75    131 PM  95    1934  69      6       78
  MINIMUM         53    312 AM  28    1947  48      5       58
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.58 2007   0.16  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.00   0.15     0.26
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08                      7.19  -1.11     4.13
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      9.61  -1.20     7.78

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   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        1                         7     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        49     -9       42
  SINCE MAR 1    959                      1266   -307     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      6059  -1234     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        3
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        18      0       19
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        18      0       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM
 LOWEST     59           100 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1966
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1885
                                             1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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