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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT MON APR 22 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         63    500 PM  91    1980  64     -1       49
  MINIMUM         31    416 AM  24    1966  43    -12       35
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1984   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.56  -1.21     2.47
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      4.73  -1.00     3.80
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.15  -1.09     7.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.0   -0.5      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.4   -4.6     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.1   -1.1     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       23
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       327    -70      248
  SINCE MAR 1    873                      1123   -250     1090
  SINCE JUL 1   4739                      5916  -1177     5679

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           400 AM
 LOWEST     19           500 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1986


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2024.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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