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Four Days of 80+
Posted: 01 May 2024 05:30 AM, Views: 543
The high temperature for Des Moines reached 80 degrees for the last day of April and made for the fourth day of the month with such a warm high temperature. The featured chart presents the number of such days each April for the airport. The average total is just two days, but there have been other recent years with higher totals than this year. The warmth and increased humidity are helping to fuel storms that are putting a dent into the ongoing drought. More storms are in the forecast into the weekend.
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Previous Years' Features
2023: Another Windy April
2021: Hot and Dry Combination
2020: Needed Dry April
2019: Plugged Tipping Bucket
2017: April Daily Winds
2015: April Ranks
2014: Another cold month
2013: Last inch of snow
2012: March versus April
2009: 15 years of data
2008: May Day Storms?
2007: Upward trend continues
2006: Made up deficits
2003: Needed Rains
2002: Rainy May Day
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Soil Temperatures
Data from the Iowa State Soil Moisture Network is found on this website and daily soil temperature averages are used to produce the highlighted analysis.