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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU APR 04 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         58    354 PM  89    1929  58      0       76
  MINIMUM         30    542 AM  13    1881  37     -7       44
                                      1899
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.16 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.72
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.39  -0.06     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      2.56   0.15     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.04                      4.98   0.06     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           1.7  1977   0.0    0.0      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           21                        18      3        5
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        74      7       52
  SINCE MAR 1    697                       870   -173      894
  SINCE JUL 1   4563                      5663  -1100     5483

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2024.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2024.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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