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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT WED APR 03 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 51 442 PM 87 1981 57 -6 74
MINIMUM 34 952 AM 15 1970 36 -2 37
AVERAGE 43 47 -4 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.26 0.75 2006 0.09 0.17 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.19 0.14 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.36 0.35 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.78 0.26 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.5 4.5 1975 0.0 0.5 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.5 -3.7 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.2 -0.2 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 22 19 3 9
MONTH TO DATE 41 38 3 32
SINCE MAR 1 657 834 -177 874
SINCE JUL 1 4523 5627 -1104 5463
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 100 AM
LOWEST 54 500 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 87 2011
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 9 1975
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 3 2024.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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