231  
CDUS43 KDMX 062226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SAT APR 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 61 353 PM 88 1991 59 2 54  
MINIMUM 37 624 AM 10 1982 37 0 25  
AVERAGE 49 48 1 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.56 1938 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.61 -0.28 0.72  
SINCE MAR 1 2.71 2.78 -0.07 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 5.04 5.20 -0.16 5.70  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.6 2003 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 0.8 4.8 -4.0 10.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.0 35.5 -0.5 33.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 17 -1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 118 109 9 104  
SINCE MAR 1 734 905 -171 946  
SINCE JUL 1 4600 5698 -1098 5535  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 500 AM  
LOWEST 34 200 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1936  
2007  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 6 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 746 PM CDT  
APRIL 7 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 747 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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