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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU MAY 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         66    359 PM  94    1895  70     -4       74
  MINIMUM         50    459 AM  32    1885  50      0       56
                                      1923
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             3.23 1996   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.15                      1.50   0.65     1.40
  SINCE MAR 1      7.08                      7.69  -0.61     5.27
  SINCE JAN 1      9.41                     10.11  -0.70     8.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1945   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.7   -4.9     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.4   -1.4     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                         6      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        69    -22       42
  SINCE MAR 1    966                      1286   -320     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4832                      6079  -1247     5862

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3       14
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        21      3       30
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        21      3       30
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM
 LOWEST     67           100 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        95      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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