459  
CDUS43 KDMX 160630  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
130 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 76 428 PM 91 1941 72 4 63  
2012  
2017  
MINIMUM 54 426 AM 35 1959 52 2 51  
1997  
AVERAGE 65 62 3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.52 1943 0.17 -0.17 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.54 -0.05 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.73 -1.31 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.15 -1.40 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 1907 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  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 48 102 -54 53  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1319 -352 1284  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6112 -1279 5873  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 19 -2 42  
SINCE MAR 1 35 31 4 58  
SINCE JAN 1 35 31 4 58    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 554 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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