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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SUN APR 21 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         50    408 PM  86    1980  64    -14       62
                                      1987
  MINIMUM         33    603 AM  21    1888  42     -9       42
  AVERAGE         42                        53    -11       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1893   0.15  -0.15     0.65
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.41  -1.06     2.47
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      4.58  -0.85     3.80
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.00  -0.94     7.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1959   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.9   -0.4      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.3   -4.5     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.0   -1.0     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        12     11       13
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       315    -76      225
  SINCE MAR 1    855                      1111   -256     1067
  SINCE JUL 1   4721                      5904  -1183     5656

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           600 AM
 LOWEST     39           600 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2024.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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