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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         77    235 PM  92    1966  69      8       86
  MINIMUM         56    611 AM  28    1885  49      7       58
                                      1931
  AVERAGE         67                        59      8       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.86          1.76 1997   0.16   0.70     0.93
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      1.16   0.85     1.19
  SINCE MAR 1      6.94                      7.35  -0.41     5.06
  SINCE JAN 1      9.27                      9.77  -0.50     8.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        56    -16       42
  SINCE MAR 1    959                      1273   -314     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      6066  -1241     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         7     -5       10
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        19      1       26
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        19      1       26
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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