Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
605 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 05/30/1934
LOW 26 05/04/1907
HIGHEST 89 05/18 88 1
LOWEST 41 05/03 37 4
MEAN 65.6 62.4 3.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.7 -0.7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.08 1996
MINIMUM 0.77 1925
TOTALS 6.04 5.24 0.80
DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.17 0.03
DAYS >= .01 15
DAYS >= .10 13
DAYS >= .50 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2
SINCE 7/1 35.0 36.5 -1.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 50 153 -103
SINCE 7/1 4835 6162 -1327
COOLING TOTAL 79 71 8
SINCE 1/1 97 83 14
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/280 DATE 05/24
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 14 HAIL 0
SLEET 0 FOG 13
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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