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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT TUE APR 02 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         48    334 PM  87    1981  57     -9       74
  MINIMUM         34    952 AM  15    1970  36     -2       37
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.26          0.75 2006   0.09   0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.19   0.14      T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      2.36   0.35     1.33
  SINCE JAN 1      5.04                      4.78   0.26     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.5           4.5  1975   0.0    0.5      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.1    0.4      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.5   -3.7     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.2   -0.2     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           24                        19      5        9
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        38      5       32
  SINCE MAR 1    659                       834   -175      874
  SINCE JUL 1   4525                      5627  -1102     5463

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM
 LOWEST     60           400 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        87      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  2 2024.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT
APRIL  3 2024.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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