116  
CDUS43 KDMX 110630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT SAT MAY 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 77 334 PM 95 2011 70 7 83  
MINIMUM 48 540 AM 32 1966 50 -2 60  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 30 700 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 93 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2024...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 825 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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