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CDUS43 KDMX 092226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT THU MAY 09 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 66 359 PM 94 1895 70 -4 74  
MINIMUM 50 459 AM 32 1885 50 0 56  
1923  
AVERAGE 58 60 -2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.15 1.50 0.65 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 7.08 7.69 -0.61 5.27  
SINCE JAN 1 9.41 10.11 -0.70 8.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1945 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 7 6 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 47 69 -22 42  
SINCE MAR 1 966 1286 -320 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4832 6079 -1247 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 9 -3 14  
SINCE MAR 1 24 21 3 30  
SINCE JAN 1 24 21 3 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 500 AM  
LOWEST 67 100 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2024...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 822 PM CDT  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 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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