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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         68    442 PM  86    1975  63      5       61
  MINIMUM         53   1104 PM  19    1907  41     12       35
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.14 2013   0.14  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      1.98  -0.98     1.19
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      4.15  -0.77     2.52
  SINCE JAN 1      5.71                      6.57  -0.86     6.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1983   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        4                        14    -10       17
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       277    -97      198
  SINCE MAR 1    796                      1073   -277     1040
  SINCE JUL 1   4662                      5866  -1204     5629

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM
 LOWEST     42           500 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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