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CDUS43 KDMX 032229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 73 357 PM 88 1949 68 5 71  
MINIMUM 41 555 AM 29 1907 47 -6 33  
AVERAGE 57 58 -1 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.62 1913 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.51 0.09 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.53 6.70 -1.17 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 7.86 9.12 -1.26 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.5 2013 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 8 8 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 20 26 -6 38  
SINCE MAR 1 939 1243 -304 1269  
SINCE JUL 1 4805 6036 -1231 5858  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 15 3 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 15 3 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 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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