885  
CDUS43 KDMX 082228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT WED MAY 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 81 302 PM 94 1934 70 11 77  
MINIMUM 56 543 AM 32 1954 49 7 60  
AVERAGE 69 59 10 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1950 0.17 -0.17 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 1.33 0.68 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 6.94 7.52 -0.58 5.27  
SINCE JAN 1 9.27 9.94 -0.67 8.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1938 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2021  
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 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 40 63 -23 42  
SINCE MAR 1 959 1280 -321 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4825 6073 -1248 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 1 3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 6 8 -2 14  
SINCE MAR 1 24 20 4 30  
SINCE JAN 1 24 20 4 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 800 AM  
LOWEST 32 200 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1885  
1923  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 602 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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