Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT TUE APR 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         68    342 PM  86    1977  60      8       72
  MINIMUM         38    543 AM  19    1928  38      0       45
                                      1997
  AVERAGE         53                        49      4       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.54 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.95  -0.47     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      3.12  -0.26     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      5.54  -0.35     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          90.0  2021   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.5    0.0      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.9   -4.1     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.6   -0.6     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           12                        16     -4        6
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       159    -11      131
  SINCE MAR 1    764                       955   -191      973
  SINCE JUL 1   4630                      5748  -1118     5562

 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM
 LOWEST     28           300 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1989


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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