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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT FRI MAY 31 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         81    252 PM 102    1934  78      3       88
  MINIMUM         64    509 AM  34    1889  58      6       64
  AVERAGE         73                        68      5       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.76 1954   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.04                      5.24   0.80     3.36
  SINCE MAR 1     10.97                     11.43  -0.46     7.23
  SINCE JAN 1     13.30                     13.85  -0.55    10.88

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   50                       152   -102       69
  SINCE MAR 1    969                      1369   -400     1300
  SINCE JUL 1   4835                      6162  -1327     5889

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         5      3       11
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        71      8      104
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        83     14      120
  SINCE JAN 1     97                        83     14      120
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           700 AM
 LOWEST     42           300 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        98      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      1889


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
JUNE  1 2024..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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