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CLMDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
728 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/22/1980
LOW 9 04/03/1975
HIGHEST 84 04/12 83 1
LOWEST 25 04/06 23 2
MEAN 52.4 51.3 1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 5.7 -1.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.76 1976
MINIMUM 0.23 1985
TOTALS 2.54 4.02 -1.48
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.13 -0.05
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 3
DAYS >= 1.00 0
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.1 1.2 -1.1
SINCE 7/1 33.1 36.3 -3.2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 389 421 -32
SINCE 7/1 5820 6011 -191
COOLING TOTAL 16 10 6
SINCE 1/1 16 12 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/290 DATE 04/19
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 HAIL 1
SLEET 0 FOG 7
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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