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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT MON APR 08 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 67 359 PM 87 1887 60 7 70
1931
MINIMUM 43 620 AM 20 1928 38 5 43
1972
AVERAGE 55 49 6 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 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)
TODAY 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
TODAY 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
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 600 AM
LOWEST 33 400 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 19 1928
1997
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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