AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
424 
CDUS43 KDMX 240639
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2016

................................... 

...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    113 PM  92    1939  75      4       76       
                                      1885                          
  MINIMUM         61    520 AM  32    1963  55      6       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.58 1914   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      3.55  -2.58     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.32                      9.71  -3.39     4.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.09                     11.99  -3.90     6.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       7.0   -6.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.3   -5.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       127      1       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1023                      1335   -312     1065       
  SINCE JUL 1   5006                      6166  -1160     5903       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        36    -21       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        50    -16       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        50    -16       56       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2016...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2016...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

FAB