Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT THU APR 11 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         75    315 PM  92    1930  60     15       72
  MINIMUM         43    343 AM  20    1989  39      4       45
  AVERAGE         59                        49     10       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1887   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.06  -0.58     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      3.23  -0.37     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      5.65  -0.46     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1997   0.0    0.0      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
  YESTERDAY        6                        16    -10        6
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       175    -21      137
  SINCE MAR 1    770                       971   -201      979
  SINCE JUL 1   4636                      5764  -1128     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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           400 AM
 LOWEST     22           400 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2024.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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