143  
CDUS43 KDMX 102234  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
534 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 77 334 PM 95 2011 70 7 83  
MINIMUM 48 540 AM 32 1966 50 -2 60  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.83 1912 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.67 0.49 1.40  
SINCE MAR 1 7.09 7.86 -0.77 5.27  
SINCE JAN 1 9.42 10.28 -0.86 8.92  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 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 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 75 -27 42  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1292 -325 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6085 -1252 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 6 10 -4 21  
SINCE MAR 1 24 22 2 37  
SINCE JAN 1 24 22 2 37    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 31 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1946  
 
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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