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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
145 AM CDT MON APR 08 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         68    410 PM  83    2020  59      9       67       
  MINIMUM         46    632 AM  16    1936  38      8       37       
                                      2007                           
  AVERAGE         57                        48      9       52     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.22 2011   0.12  -0.01     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.73  -0.25     0.72     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      2.90  -0.04     2.05     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      5.32  -0.13     5.70     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1982   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.4    0.1      0.1      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       4.8   -4.0     10.4      
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      35.5   -0.5     33.1      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        8                        17     -9       13        
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       126      0      117        
  SINCE MAR 1    742                       922   -180      959        
  SINCE JUL 1   4608                      5715  -1107     5548        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    54                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1887                      
                                             1931                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1928                      
                                             1972                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  8 2024.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT     
APRIL  9 2024.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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