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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         78    450 PM  99    2018  76      2       81
  MINIMUM         54    400 AM  36    1907  57     -3       47
  AVERAGE         66                        66      0       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.26          3.48 1915   0.16   0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.04                      4.57   1.47     3.34
  SINCE MAR 1     10.97                     10.76   0.21     7.21
  SINCE JAN 1     13.30                     13.18   0.12    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE   48                       144    -96       69
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1361   -394     1300
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6154  -1321     5889

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        55     12       69
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        67     18       85
  SINCE JAN 1     85                        67     18       85
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     31           500 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
MAY 29 2024...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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