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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
533 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         70    208 PM  92    1915  71     -1       77
                                      1956
  MINIMUM         61    623 AM  32    1997  51     10       67
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.23          2.51 1970   0.18   0.05     1.36
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      2.19   0.30     3.29
  SINCE MAR 1      7.42                      8.38  -0.96     7.16
  SINCE JAN 1      9.75                     10.80  -1.05    10.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1918   0.1   -0.1      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        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        92    -44       42
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1309   -342     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6102  -1269     5862

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         2     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        15      0       42
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        27      6       58
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        27      6       58
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     61           300 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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