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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         76    303 PM  98    1925  75      1       80
  MINIMUM         53    453 AM  33    1963  55     -2       58
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 1952   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.34                      3.75   1.59     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.27                      9.94   0.33     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.60                     12.36   0.24    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       130    -82       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1347   -380     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6140  -1307     5888

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        37     19       55
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        49     25       71
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        49     25       71
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM
 LOWEST     38           200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1885
                                             1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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