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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED APR 17 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         79    343 PM  90    1898  62     17       41
  MINIMUM         58   1158 PM  21    1905  41     17       33
  AVERAGE         69                        52     17       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.32 1900   0.14   0.32     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.84  -0.85     1.19
  SINCE MAR 1      3.37                      4.01  -0.64     2.52
  SINCE JAN 1      5.70                      6.43  -0.73     6.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1921   0.1   -0.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.8   -0.3      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.2   -4.4     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.9   -0.9     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14       28
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       263    -87      181
  SINCE MAR 1    792                      1059   -267     1023
  SINCE JUL 1   4658                      5852  -1194     5612

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM
 LOWEST     29           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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