772  
CDUS43 KDMX 132233  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
533 PM CDT MON MAY 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 70 208 PM 92 1915 71 -1 77  
1956  
MINIMUM 61 623 AM 32 1997 51 10 67  
AVERAGE 66 61 5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.23 2.51 1970 0.18 0.05 1.36  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.19 0.30 3.29  
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.38 -0.96 7.16  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 10.80 -1.05 10.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1918 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.8 -5.0 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 36.5 -1.5 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 92 -44 42  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1309 -342 1273  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6102 -1269 5862  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 2 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 15 15 0 42  
SINCE MAR 1 33 27 6 58  
SINCE JAN 1 33 27 6 58    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 61 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 557 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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