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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         75    335 PM  94    2013  72      3       70
  MINIMUM         59    528 AM  34    1888  52      7       53
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            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)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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     8.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1100 AM
 LOWEST     57           400 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1941
                                             2012
                                             2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1959
                                             1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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