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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         73    411 PM  88    1949  68      5       71
  MINIMUM         41    555 AM  29    1907  47     -6       33
  AVERAGE         57                        58     -1       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1913   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.51   0.09     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      5.53                      6.70  -1.17     3.87
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                      9.12  -1.26     7.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  2013   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        8                         8      0       13
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        26     -6       38
  SINCE MAR 1    939                      1243   -304     1269
  SINCE JUL 1   4805                      6036  -1231     5858

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        15      3       16
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        15      3       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     26           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2024...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  5 2024...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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