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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
210 AM CDT MON APR 15 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         88R   330 PM  87    2003  62     26       83
                                      2006
  MINIMUM         59    619 AM  19    1907  40     19       54
  AVERAGE         74                        51     23       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.43 2012   0.13  -0.13     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.57  -1.04     0.73
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.74  -0.83     2.06
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      6.16  -0.92     5.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.7   -0.2      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.1   -4.3     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.8   -0.8     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       235    -59      137
  SINCE MAR 1    792                      1031   -239      979
  SINCE JUL 1   4658                      5824  -1166     5568

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         0      9        4
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9       16
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         2      7       16
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         2      7       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           700 AM
 LOWEST     16           600 PM
 AVERAGE    40

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2024.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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