Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 182230
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 89 256 PM 92 1934 73 16 82
MINIMUM 65 512 AM 35 1916 53 12 57
AVERAGE 77 63 14 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1944 0.18 -0.18 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 3.06 -0.57 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 9.25 -1.83 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.67 -1.92 10.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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 48 115 -67 53
SINCE MAR 1 967 1332 -365 1284
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6125 -1292 5873
COOLING
TODAY 12 2 10 5
MONTH TO DATE 39 25 14 51
SINCE MAR 1 57 37 20 67
SINCE JAN 1 57 37 20 67
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 600 AM
LOWEST 39 200 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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