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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         67    350 PM  89    1989  65      2       63
  MINIMUM         43    301 AM  24    1967  44     -1       35
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.46 1897   0.16  -0.16     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      3.02  -1.67     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      5.19  -1.46     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.61  -1.55     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.1  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.1   -0.6      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.5   -4.7     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.2   -1.2     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           10                        11     -1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       362    -81      316
  SINCE MAR 1    897                      1158   -261     1158
  SINCE JUL 1   4763                      5951  -1188     5747

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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