Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 150629
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 75 335 PM 94 2013 72 3 70
MINIMUM 59 1146 PM 34 1888 52 7 53
AVERAGE 67 62 5 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.37 0.12 3.30
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.56 -1.14 7.17
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 10.98 -1.23 10.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1993 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
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 3
MONTH TO DATE 48 97 -49 45
SINCE MAR 1 967 1314 -347 1276
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6107 -1274 5865
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 17 0 42
SINCE MAR 1 35 29 6 58
SINCE JAN 1 35 29 6 58
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 1100 PM
LOWEST 57 400 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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