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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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    334 PM  95    2011  70      7       83
  MINIMUM         48    540 AM  32    1966  50     -2       60
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.83 1912   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      1.67   0.49     1.40
  SINCE MAR 1      7.09                      7.86  -0.77     5.27
  SINCE JAN 1      9.42                     10.28  -0.86     8.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   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        2                         6     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        75    -27       42
  SINCE MAR 1    967                      1292   -325     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6085  -1252     5862

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        10     -4       21
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        22      2       37
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        22      2       37
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     30           700 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1946


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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