739  
CDUS43 KDMX 040635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU APR 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 55 325 PM 87 2011 58 -3 57  
MINIMUM 36 644 AM 9 1975 36 0 43  
AVERAGE 46 47 -1 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.93 1945 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.29 0.04 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.46 0.25 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.88 0.16 4.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.9 1950 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.6 -3.8 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.3 -0.3 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 18 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 60 56 4 47  
SINCE MAR 1 676 852 -176 889  
SINCE JUL 1 4542 5645 -1103 5478  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 1200 AM  
LOWEST 31 400 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 13 1881  
1899  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2024.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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