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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
547 PM CDT SUN APR 28 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         70    242 PM  91    1910  66      4       71
  MINIMUM         59    247 AM  30    1950  45     14       49
  AVERAGE         65                        56      9       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.14          3.80 1974   0.17  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      3.68  -1.38     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.68                      5.85  -1.17     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      7.01                      8.27  -1.26     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             1.2  1950   0.1   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.2   -0.7      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.6   -4.8     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.3   -1.3     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        10    -10        5
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       403   -107      356
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1199   -287     1198
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5992  -1214     5787

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     63           100 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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