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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 56 141 AM 90 1985 63 -7 65
MINIMUM 48 1047 AM 20 1983 41 7 37
AVERAGE 52 52 0 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.35 2.55 1991 0.14 0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 2.12 -0.77 1.19
SINCE MAR 1 3.73 4.29 -0.56 2.52
SINCE JAN 1 6.06 6.71 -0.65 6.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.3 1939 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.8 -0.3 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 5.2 -4.4 10.4
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.9 -0.9 33.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 13 13 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 193 290 -97 212
SINCE MAR 1 809 1086 -277 1054
SINCE JUL 1 4675 5879 -1204 5643
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 0 16 16
SINCE MAR 1 16 2 14 16
SINCE JAN 1 16 2 14 16
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 800 AM
LOWEST 57 400 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 21 2022
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 628 AM CDT SUNSET 800 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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