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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         56    449 PM  90    1985  63     -7       65
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  20    1983  41     -1       37
  AVERAGE         48                        52     -4       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.35          2.55 1991   0.14   0.21     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.12  -0.77     1.19
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      4.29  -0.56     2.52
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      6.71  -0.65     6.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1939   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.8   -0.3      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.9   -0.9     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        13      4       14
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       290    -93      212
  SINCE MAR 1    813                      1086   -273     1054
  SINCE JUL 1   4679                      5879  -1200     5643

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM
 LOWEST     48           700 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      2022


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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