Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 162228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 78 344 PM 91 2019 72 6 80
MINIMUM 61 530 AM 33 1890 52 9 56
AVERAGE 70 62 8 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.69 1896 0.17 -0.17 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.71 -0.22 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.90 -1.48 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.32 -1.57 10.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 48 107 -59 53
SINCE MAR 1 967 1324 -357 1284
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6117 -1284 5873
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 3
MONTH TO DATE 22 21 1 45
SINCE MAR 1 40 33 7 61
SINCE JAN 1 40 33 7 61
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 37 400 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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