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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT THU APR 11 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         60   1213 AM  87    1930  61     -1       79
  MINIMUM         46    636 AM  20    1940  39      7       50
  AVERAGE         53                        50      3       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          2.00 2005   0.12  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.18  -0.65     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      2.91                      3.35  -0.44     2.05
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      5.77  -0.53     5.70

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY           MM             4.1  2007   0.1   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.6   -0.1      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.0   -4.2     10.4
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.7   -0.7     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           12                        16     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       191    -25      137
  SINCE MAR 1    782                       987   -205      979
  SINCE JUL 1   4648                      5780  -1132     5568

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           400 PM
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2024.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2024.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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