Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/22/1980
LOW 9 04/03/1975
HIGHEST 88 04/14 83 5
LOWEST 30 04/04 23 7
04/05
MEAN 55.3 51.3 4.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 5.7 -2.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.76 1976
MINIMUM 0.23 1985
TOTALS 2.55 4.02 -1.47
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.13 -0.04
DAYS >= .01 12
DAYS >= .10 8
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.5 1.2 -0.7
SINCE 7/1 35.0 36.3 -1.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 303 421 -118
SINCE 7/1 4785 6011 -1226
COOLING TOTAL 18 10 8
SINCE 1/1 18 12 6
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/310 DATE 04/03
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 HAIL 0
SLEET 0 FOG 9
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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