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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN APR 07 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         68    359 PM  83    2020  59      9       67
  MINIMUM         46    632 AM  16    1936  38      8       37
                                      2007
  AVERAGE         57                        48      9       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.15          1.22 2011   0.12   0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.73  -0.21     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.90                      2.90   0.00     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.23                      5.32  -0.09     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.2  1982   0.0    0.0      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
  TODAY            8                        17     -9       13
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       126      0      117
  SINCE MAR 1    742                       922   -180      959
  SINCE JUL 1   4608                      5715  -1107     5548

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM
 LOWEST     29           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1887
                                             1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1928
                                             1972


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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