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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN APR 28 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         77    113 PM  88    1981  66     11       71       
                                      1989                           
  MINIMUM         57    532 AM  28    1950  45     12       44       
  AVERAGE         67                        55     12       58     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.64 1990   0.17  -0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      3.51  -1.35     2.48     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.54                      5.68  -1.14     3.81     
  SINCE JAN 1      6.87                      8.10  -1.23     7.46     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0      
                                      2017                           
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       1.1   -0.6      0.1      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.8                       5.5   -4.7     10.4      
  SINCE JUL 1     35.0                      36.2   -1.2     33.1      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        7        
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       393    -97      351        
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1189   -277     1193        
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5982  -1204     5782        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18       16        
  SINCE MAR 1     18                         2     16       16        
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         2     16       16        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 PM                                      
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    74                                                        

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      1910                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1950                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT     
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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