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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT TUE APR 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         67    520 PM  87    1887  60      7       70
                                      1931
  MINIMUM         43    620 AM  20    1928  38      5       43
                                      1972
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.84  -0.36     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      3.01  -0.15     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      5.43  -0.24     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1973   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.4    0.1      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.8   -4.0     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.5   -0.5     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7        8
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       143     -7      125
  SINCE MAR 1    752                       939   -187      967
  SINCE JUL 1   4618                      5732  -1114     5556

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM
 LOWEST     31           600 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        86      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1928
                                             1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2024.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2024.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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