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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1256 PM CDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            105   05/30/1934
 LOW              26   05/04/1907
HIGHEST           89   05/30         88       1
LOWEST            33   05/03         37      -4
MEAN            65.9               62.4     3.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.7    -0.7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.08   1996
 MINIMUM        0.77   1925
TOTALS          3.36               5.24   -1.88
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.17   -0.06
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        6
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2
SINCE 7/1       33.1               36.5    -3.4

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     69                153     -84
 SINCE 7/1      5889               6162    -273
COOLING TOTAL    104                 71      33
 SINCE 1/1       120                 83      37
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/320    DATE  05/01


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     HAIL                       0
SLEET                     0     FOG                        9
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     1     HAZE                       4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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