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CDUS43 KDMX 192228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 76 1023 AM 93 1975 74 2 66  
MINIMUM 60 524 AM 35 1888 54 6 50  
AVERAGE 68 64 4 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.14 1937 0.17 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 3.23 -0.71 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 7.45 9.42 -1.97 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 9.78 11.84 -2.06 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 4 -4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 48 119 -71 60  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1336 -369 1291  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6129 -1296 5880  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 28 14 51  
SINCE MAR 1 60 40 20 67  
SINCE JAN 1 60 40 20 67    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 1200 PM  
LOWEST 33 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1892  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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