592  
CDUS43 KDMX 120629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 81 404 PM 93 2000 71 10 81  
MINIMUM 50 514 AM 30 1946 50 0 62  
AVERAGE 66 60 6 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.98 1923 0.17 -0.17 0.38  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.84 0.32 1.78  
SINCE MAR 1 7.09 8.03 -0.94 5.65  
SINCE JAN 1 9.42 10.45 -1.03 9.30  
 
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 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 81 -33 42  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1298 -331 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6091 -1258 5862  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 1 0 7  
MONTH TO DATE 7 11 -4 28  
SINCE MAR 1 25 23 2 44  
SINCE JAN 1 25 23 2 44    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 200 AM  
LOWEST 23 400 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1946  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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