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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT SAT APR 27 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         77    113 PM  88    1981  66     11       71
                                      1989
  MINIMUM         57    532 AM  28    1950  45     12       44
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.64 1990   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      3.51  -1.49     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.40                      5.68  -1.28     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      6.73                      8.10  -1.37     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2017
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.1   -0.6      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.5   -4.7     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.2   -1.2     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        10    -10        7
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       393    -97      351
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1189   -277     1193
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5982  -1204     5782

 COOLING
  TODAY            2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18       16
  SINCE MAR 1     18                         2     16       16
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         2     16       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM
 LOWEST     57           100 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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