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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         76    322 PM  97    1939  75      1       84
  MINIMUM         60    552 AM  36    1924  56      4       56
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.29          2.62 1922   0.17   0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.63                      4.09   1.54     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.56                     10.28   0.28     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     12.89                     12.70   0.19    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                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       136    -88       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1353   -386     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6146  -1313     5888

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         3      0        5
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        43     20       65
  SINCE MAR 1     81                        55     26       81
  SINCE JAN 1     81                        55     26       81
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        98      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2024...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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