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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN APR 07 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         61    353 PM  88    1991  59      2       54
  MINIMUM         37    624 AM  10    1982  37      0       25
  AVERAGE         49                        48      1       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.56 1938   0.11  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.61  -0.24     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      2.78  -0.03     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.08                      5.20  -0.12     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.4    0.1      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.8   -4.0     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.5   -0.5     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       25
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       109      9      104
  SINCE MAR 1    734                       905   -171      946
  SINCE JUL 1   4600                      5698  -1098     5535

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM
 LOWEST     32           500 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        83      2020
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1936
                                             2007


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  7 2024.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT
APRIL  8 2024.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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