073  
CDUS43 KDMX 040632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 73 411 PM 88 1949 68 5 71  
MINIMUM 41 555 AM 29 1907 47 -6 33  
AVERAGE 57 58 -1 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1918  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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