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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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    349 PM  92    1910  67      1       59
  MINIMUM         47    522 AM  24    1958  46      1       39
  AVERAGE         58                        56      2       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1984   0.17  -0.17     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      3.85  -1.46     2.54
  SINCE MAR 1      4.77                      6.02  -1.25     3.87
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                      8.44  -1.34     7.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1907   0.0    0.0      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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        7                        10     -3       16
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       413   -110      372
  SINCE MAR 1    919                      1209   -290     1214
  SINCE JUL 1   4785                      6002  -1217     5803

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM
 LOWEST     43           500 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1903
                                             1908


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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