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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT TUE APR 23 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         70    235 PM  85    1990  65      5       51
  MINIMUM         49    433 AM  25    1956  43      6       29
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.95 1897   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.86  -1.51     2.47
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      5.03  -1.30     3.80
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.45  -1.39     7.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.9  1967   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.0   -0.5      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.4   -4.6     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.1   -1.1     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                        12     -7       25
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       351    -80      300
  SINCE MAR 1    887                      1147   -260     1142
  SINCE JUL 1   4753                      5940  -1187     5731

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16       16
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         2     14       16
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         2     14       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM
 LOWEST     24           100 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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