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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON APR 15 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         82    359 PM  87    2002  62     20       60
  MINIMUM         54    358 AM  20    1928  40     14       38
  AVERAGE         68                        51     17       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.85 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.40
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.70  -1.17     1.13
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.87  -0.96     2.46
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      6.29  -1.05     6.11

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.9  1947   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.7   -0.2      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.1   -4.3     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.8   -0.8     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                        14    -14       16
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       249    -73      153
  SINCE MAR 1    792                      1045   -253      995
  SINCE JUL 1   4658                      5838  -1180     5584

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         0      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         0     12       16
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         2     10       16
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    38           400 AM
 LOWEST     16           400 PM
 AVERAGE    27

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        90      1898
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2024.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2024.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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