798  
CDUS43 KDMX 012231  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 49 135 PM 87 2003 57 -8 52  
MINIMUM 45 959 AM 11 1881 36 9 32  
AVERAGE 47 46 1 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.96 1897 0.10 -0.06 T  
1920  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.10 -0.06 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.42 2.27 0.15 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 4.75 4.69 0.06 4.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1979 0.1 -0.1 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.5 -4.2 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 35.2 -0.7 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 19 -1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 18 19 -1 23  
SINCE MAR 1 634 815 -181 865  
SINCE JUL 1 4500 5608 -1108 5454  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 100 PM  
LOWEST 83 100 AM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT  
APRIL 2 2024.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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