499  
CDUS43 KDMX 050631  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 63 447 AM 91 1918 68 -5 80  
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 26 1907 48 0 47  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.53 2.50 2003 0.16 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 0.67 0.46 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 6.06 6.86 -0.80 3.87  
SINCE JAN 1 8.39 9.28 -0.89 7.52  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1917 0.1 -0.1 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 9 8 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 29 34 -5 39  
SINCE MAR 1 948 1251 -303 1270  
SINCE JUL 1 4814 6044 -1230 5859  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 16 2 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 16 2 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 54 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 30 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2024...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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