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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT TUE APR 09 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         67    520 PM  87    1887  60      7       70       
                                      1931                           
  MINIMUM         43    620 AM  20    1928  38      5       43       
                                      1972                           
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       57     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.84  -0.36     0.72     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      3.01  -0.15     2.05     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.19                      5.43  -0.24     5.70     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1973   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       10                        17     -7        8        
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       143     -7      125        
  SINCE MAR 1    752                       939   -187      967        
  SINCE JUL 1   4618                      5732  -1114     5556        

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                      
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    57                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        86      1977                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1928                      
                                             1997                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  9 2024.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT     
APRIL 10 2024.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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