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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         60   1213 AM  87    1930  61     -1       79
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  20    1940  39      7       50
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.00 2005   0.12  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.18  -0.65     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.35  -0.44     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      5.77  -0.53     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  2007   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.6   -0.1      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.0   -4.2     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.7   -0.7     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       191    -25      137
  SINCE MAR 1    782                       987   -205      979
  SINCE JUL 1   4648                      5780  -1132     5568

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           400 PM
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
APRIL 13 2024.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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