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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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   1124 AM  90    2012  65     -2       60
  MINIMUM         50    609 AM  28    1934  44      6       41
  AVERAGE         57                        55      2       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1904   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      3.18  -1.83     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      5.35  -1.62     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.77  -1.71     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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
  YESTERDAY        8                        11     -3       14
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       373    -84      330
  SINCE MAR 1    905                      1169   -264     1172
  SINCE JUL 1   4771                      5962  -1191     5761

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           700 AM
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1987
                                             1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2024.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2024.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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