991  
CDUS43 KDMX 162228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 78 344 PM 91 2019 72 6 80  
MINIMUM 61 530 AM 33 1890 52 9 56  
AVERAGE 70 62 8 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.69 1896 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 2.71 -0.22 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 7.42 8.90 -1.48 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.32 -1.57 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 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 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 107 -59 53  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1324 -357 1284  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6117 -1284 5873  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 22 21 1 45  
SINCE MAR 1 40 33 7 61  
SINCE JAN 1 40 33 7 61    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 37 400 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915  
 
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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