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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
531 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         80    305 PM  92    1926  67     13       56
  MINIMUM         49    349 AM  29    1903  46      3       40
                                      1908
  AVERAGE         65                        56      9       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          2.58 1986   0.17  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      4.02  -1.62     2.54
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                      6.19  -1.41     3.87
  SINCE JAN 1      7.11                      8.61  -1.50     7.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             1.0  1960   0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.2   -0.7      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.6   -4.8     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.3   -1.3     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         9     -9       17
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       422   -119      389
  SINCE MAR 1    919                      1218   -299     1231
  SINCE JUL 1   4785                      6011  -1226     5820

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        10      8       16
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        12      6       16
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        12      6       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM
 LOWEST     41           300 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1887
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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