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CDUS43 KDMX 202235  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
535 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 84 337 PM 94 1925 74 10 72  
MINIMUM 63 603 AM 35 1892 54 9 44  
AVERAGE 74 64 10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.55 2.01 1950 0.18 0.37 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.77 3.41 0.36 3.34  
SINCE MAR 1 8.70 9.60 -0.90 7.21  
SINCE JAN 1 11.03 12.02 -0.99 10.86  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1892 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 48 123 -75 67  
SINCE MAR 1 967 1340 -373 1298  
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6133 -1300 5887  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 3 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 31 20 51  
SINCE MAR 1 69 43 26 67  
SINCE JAN 1 69 43 26 67    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1883  
1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 21 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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