Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 210634
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 84 427 PM 94 1925 74 10 72
MINIMUM 63 603 AM 35 1892 54 9 44
AVERAGE 74 64 10 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.54 2.01 1950 0.18 0.36 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.76 3.41 0.35 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 8.69 9.60 -0.91 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 11.02 12.02 -1.00 10.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1892 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 4 -4 7
MONTH TO DATE 48 123 -75 67
SINCE MAR 1 967 1340 -373 1298
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6133 -1300 5887
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 3 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 51 31 20 51
SINCE MAR 1 69 43 26 67
SINCE JAN 1 69 43 26 67
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 600 AM
LOWEST 53 300 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883
1931
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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