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CDUS43 KDMX 052229  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CDT FRI APR 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 58 348 PM 86 2000 58 0 46  
MINIMUM 30 520 AM 16 1982 37 -7 30  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.22 1965 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.50 -0.17 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.67 0.04 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 5.09 -0.05 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.6 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.7 -3.9 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.4 -0.4 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 18 3 27  
MONTH TO DATE 102 92 10 79  
SINCE MAR 1 718 888 -170 921  
SINCE JUL 1 4584 5681 -1097 5510  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 34 400 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 88 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 10 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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