IOWA MONTHLY WEATHER SUMMARY – MAY 2024
General Summary
Temperatures averaged 62.0 degrees or 2.1 degrees above normal while precipitation totaled 7.43 inches or 2.59 inches above normal. May 2024 ties 1980 as the 47th warmest and ranks as the 8th wettest May in 152 years of statewide records. A warmer May occurred just last year while a wetter May occurred in 2019, which was the 5th wettest.
Justin Glisan, Ph.D.
State Climatologist of Iowa
Iowa Dept. of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Wallace State Office Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-8981
E-mail: Justin.Glisan@IowaAgriculture.gov
WEATHER BY DISTRICTS
TEMPERATURE (F) | HEATING DEGREE DAYS | PRECIPITATION (inches) | |||||||||
SNOWFALL | |||||||||||
May 2024 | May 2024 | Since Jul., 1, 2023 | May 2024 | Since Jan.1, 2024 | May 2024 | ||||||
DISTRICT | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average | Departure* | Average |
Northwest | 60.7 | +1.9 | 198 | -46 | 6218 | -1185 | 7.29 | +3.02 | 15.89 | +5.15 | 0.0 |
North Central | 60.4 | +1.9 | 202 | -46 | 6171 | -1293 | 9.07 | +4.19 | 17.35 | +4.84 | 0.0 |
Northeast | 60.4 | +2.0 | 197 | -50 | 6111 | -1219 | 8.03 | +3.31 | 16.50 | +3.49 | 0.0 |
West Central | 61.2 | +1.2 | 183 | -30 | 5792 | -1028 | 8.14 | +3.42 | 15.75 | +4.03 | 0.0 |
Central | 61.8 | +1.7 | 172 | -39 | 5632 | -1173 | 8.16 | +3.20 | 16.33 | +3.53 | 0.0 |
East Central | 63.6 | +3.0 | 139 | -61 | 5501 | -1127 | 5.31 | +0.69 | 15.45 | +2.17 | 0.0 |
Southwest | 62.7 | +1.4 | 153 | -30 | 5412 | -850 | 7.77 | +2.49 | 14.64 | +1.93 | 0.0 |
South Central | 63.4 | +2.3 | 140 | -47 | 5218 | -1021 | 7.44 | +2.22 | 16.18 | +2.64 | 0.0 |
Southeast | 64.4 | +2.7 | 124 | -51 | 5181 | -956 | 5.05 | -0.07 | 18.00 | +3.90 | 0.0 |
STATE | 62.0 | +2.1 | 165 | -46 | 5665 | -1124 | 7.43 | +2.59 | 16.25 | +3.61 | 0.0 |
* Departures are computed from 1991-2020 normals.
The weather data in this report are based upon information collected by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA National Weather Service.