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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 75 335 PM 94 2013 72 3 70
MINIMUM 59 528 AM 34 1888 52 7 53
AVERAGE 67 62 5 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.18 -0.18 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.37 0.12 3.30
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.56 -1.14 7.17
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 10.98 -1.23 10.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1993 0.0 0.0 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 3
MONTH TO DATE 48 97 -49 45
SINCE MAR 1 967 1314 -347 1276
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6107 -1274 5865
COOLING
TODAY 2 2 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 17 17 0 42
SINCE MAR 1 35 29 6 58
SINCE JAN 1 35 29 6 58
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 1100 AM
LOWEST 57 400 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1941
2012
2017
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1959
1997
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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