784  
CDUS43 KDMX 012227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 68 125 PM 92 1887 67 1 62  
MINIMUM 51 556 AM 27 1909 46 5 41  
AVERAGE 60 57 3 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.18 1892 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 4.93 6.36 -1.43 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.26 8.78 -1.52 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.6 -4.8 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.3 -1.3 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 9 -4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 5 9 -4 13  
SINCE MAR 1 924 1226 -302 1244  
SINCE JUL 1 4790 6019 -1229 5833  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 13 5 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 13 5 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1908  
1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 609 AM CDT SUNSET 814 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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