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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
557 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 83 211 PM 94 1886 74 9 77
MINIMUM 63 859 AM 35 1883 54 9 51
1931
AVERAGE 73 64 9 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.57 1.78 1969 0.17 1.40 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.33 3.58 1.75 3.34
SINCE MAR 1 10.26 9.77 0.49 7.21
SINCE JAN 1 12.59 12.19 0.40 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 1
MONTH TO DATE 48 127 -79 68
SINCE MAR 1 967 1344 -377 1299
SINCE JUL 1 4833 6137 -1304 5888
COOLING
TODAY 8 3 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 59 34 25 51
SINCE MAR 1 77 46 31 67
SINCE JAN 1 77 46 31 67
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 63 200 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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