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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         77    113 PM  88    1981  66     11       71
                                      1989
  MINIMUM         57    532 AM  28    1950  45     12       44
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.64 1990   0.17  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      3.51  -1.35     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.54                      5.68  -1.14     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      6.87                      8.10  -1.23     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2017
  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        0                        10    -10        7
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       393    -97      351
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1189   -277     1193
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5982  -1204     5782

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18       16
  SINCE MAR 1     18                         2     16       16
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         2     16       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 PM
 LOWEST     57           100 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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