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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         55    325 PM  87    2011  58     -3       57
  MINIMUM         36    644 AM   9    1975  36      0       43
  AVERAGE         46                        47     -1       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.93 1945   0.10  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.29   0.04      T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      2.46   0.25     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      5.04                      4.88   0.16     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.2    0.3      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.6   -3.8     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.3   -0.3     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           19                        18      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        56      4       47
  SINCE MAR 1    676                       852   -176      889
  SINCE JUL 1   4542                      5645  -1103     5478

 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1881
                                             1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2024.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2024.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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