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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 57 500 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 2013
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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