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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
148 AM CDT SAT APR 06 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         58    348 PM  86    2000  58      0       46
  MINIMUM         30    520 AM  16    1982  37     -7       30
  AVERAGE         44                        48     -4       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.50  -0.17     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      2.67   0.04     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.04                      5.09  -0.05     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.3    0.2      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.7   -3.9     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.4   -0.4     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       27
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        92     10       79
  SINCE MAR 1    718                       888   -170      921
  SINCE JUL 1   4584                      5681  -1097     5510

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM
 LOWEST     34           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        88      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2024.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT
APRIL  7 2024.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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