Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 152227
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 76 359 PM 91 1941 72 4 63
2012
2017
MINIMUM 54 426 AM 35 1959 52 2 51
1997
AVERAGE 65 62 3 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.52 1943 0.17 -0.17 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.54 -0.05 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.73 -1.31 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.15 -1.40 10.86
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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 5 -5 8
MONTH TO DATE 48 102 -54 53
SINCE MAR 1 967 1319 -352 1284
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6112 -1279 5873
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 19 -2 42
SINCE MAR 1 35 31 4 58
SINCE JAN 1 35 31 4 58
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 700 AM
LOWEST 51 300 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 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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