726  
CDUS43 KDMX 050639  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
139 AM CDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 58 354 PM 89 1929 58 0 76  
MINIMUM 30 542 AM 13 1881 37 -7 44  
1899  
AVERAGE 44 47 -3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1947 0.10 -0.10 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.39 -0.06 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.56 0.15 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 4.98 0.06 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 1977 0.0 0.0 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 21 18 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 81 74 7 52  
SINCE MAR 1 697 870 -173 894  
SINCE JUL 1 4563 5663 -1100 5483  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 86 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 16 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2024.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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