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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         71    538 PM  93    1980  64      7       42
  MINIMUM         41    532 AM  26    1986  43     -2       33
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1950   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.71  -1.36     2.47
  SINCE MAR 1      3.73                      4.88  -1.15     3.80
  SINCE JAN 1      6.06                      7.30  -1.24     7.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0       T
                                      2023
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.0   -0.5      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.4   -4.6     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.1   -1.1     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       27
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       339    -73      275
  SINCE MAR 1    882                      1135   -253     1117
  SINCE JUL 1   4748                      5928  -1180     5706

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16       16
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         2     14       16
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         2     14       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    53           600 AM
 LOWEST     30           300 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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