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CDUS43 KDMX 030632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 63 1210 PM 90 1952 68 -5 65  
MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 30 1908 47 5 40  
1967  
AVERAGE 58 57 1 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.49 1.74 1944 0.17 0.32 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.34 0.26 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.53 6.53 -1.00 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.86 8.95 -1.09 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1976 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  
YESTERDAY 7 9 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 12 18 -6 25  
SINCE MAR 1 931 1235 -304 1256  
SINCE JUL 1 4797 6028 -1231 5845  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 14 4 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 14 4 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 64 500 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 29 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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