619  
CDUS43 KDMX 052233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 67 325 PM 92 1909 69 -2 69  
MINIMUM 42 434 AM 30 1944 48 -6 54  
AVERAGE 55 58 -3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.81 1882 0.17 -0.17 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 0.84 0.29 0.26  
SINCE MAR 1 6.06 7.03 -0.97 4.13  
SINCE JAN 1 8.39 9.45 -1.06 7.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.4 1944 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 10 8 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 39 42 -3 42  
SINCE MAR 1 958 1259 -301 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4824 6052 -1228 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 17 1 16  
SINCE JAN 1 18 17 1 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 40 100 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1947  
 
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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