740  
CDUS43 KDMX 100638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 68 420 PM 94 1895 70 -2 74  
MINIMUM 50 459 AM 32 1885 50 0 56  
1923  
AVERAGE 59 60 -1 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 3.23 1996 0.17 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.50 0.66 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 7.09 7.69 -0.60 5.27  
SINCE JAN 1 9.42 10.11 -0.69 8.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 6 6 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 69 -23 42  
SINCE MAR 1 965 1286 -321 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4831 6079 -1248 5862  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM  
LOWEST 61 500 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 95 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 10 2024...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT  
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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