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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         49    135 PM  87    2003  57     -8       52
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  11    1881  36      6       32
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.96 1897   0.10  -0.03      T
                                      1920
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.10  -0.03      T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.45                      2.27   0.18     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      4.78                      4.69   0.09     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.5   -4.2     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      35.2   -0.7     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        19      0       23
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        19      0       23
  SINCE MAR 1    635                       815   -180      865
  SINCE JUL 1   4501                      5608  -1107     5454

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM
 LOWEST     83           100 AM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1981
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  2 2024.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT
APRIL  3 2024.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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