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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT MON APR 29 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         70    242 PM  91    1910  66      4       71
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  30    1950  45     14       49
  AVERAGE         65                        56      9       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.23          3.80 1974   0.17   0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      3.68  -1.29     2.48
  SINCE MAR 1      4.77                      5.85  -1.08     3.81
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                      8.27  -1.17     7.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   0.1   -0.1      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        0                        10    -10        5
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       403   -107      356
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1199   -287     1198
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5992  -1214     5787

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     63           100 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2024.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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