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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SUN MAY 26 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         79    314 PM  96    2018  76      3       78
  MINIMUM         61    622 AM  39    1961  56      5       51
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.15          2.08 1903   0.16  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.78                      4.41   1.37     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.71                     10.60   0.11     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     13.04                     13.02   0.02    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                       142    -94       68
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1359   -392     1299
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6152  -1319     5888

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         4      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        51     15       69
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        63     21       85
  SINCE JAN 1     84                        63     21       85
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     50           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        99      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2024...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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